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Ian Lavery vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Ed Davey voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,054 shared comparable votes.

867 same votes 187 different votes 1,054 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
92 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 68 No
Migration 97% aligned 102 shared votes
35 Aye 67 No
16 Aye 28 No
Trade 95% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 10 No
Education 44% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 60% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
88 Aye 41 No
Tax 66% aligned 129 shared votes
80 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 72% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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