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Helen Maguire vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Helen Maguire
Helen Maguire
LD Epsom and Ewell
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Helen Maguire and Ian Lavery voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 250 different votes 304 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
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 42% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Benefits 36% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 37 No
Tax 5% aligned 65 shared votes
40 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 24 No
Education 8% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
361
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
186
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
175
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
194
+55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,983
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£217,983
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
17
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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