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Ian Lavery vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,412 shared comparable votes.

1,406 same votes 6 different votes 1,412 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
133 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
133 Aye 66 No
97 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
97 Aye 61 No
54 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
54 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
24 Aye 74 No
33 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 98% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
133 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
133 Aye 66 No
97 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
97 Aye 61 No
54 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
54 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
24 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
809
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
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 rebel
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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