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Greg Smith vs Ian Lavery

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Ian Lavery voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 1,085 different votes 1,119 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
17 Aye 28 No
Benefits 7% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 22 No
Housing 3% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
67 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 123 shared votes
53 Aye 70 No
48 Aye 98 No
Tax 2% aligned 146 shared votes
95 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 36 No
Education 0% aligned 47 shared votes
36 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 16 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,354 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,000
55.8 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.2 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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