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Ian Lavery vs Andy McDonald

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Andy McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,610 shared comparable votes.

1,607 same votes 3 different votes 1,610 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
140 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
140 Aye 73 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
69 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
69 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
31 Aye 105 No
55 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
55 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
140 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
140 Aye 73 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
69 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
69 Aye 74 No
31 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
31 Aye 105 No
55 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 74 shared votes
55 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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