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Ian Lavery vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Gill Furniss voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,433 shared comparable votes.

1,420 same votes 13 different votes 1,433 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
118 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
118 Aye 58 No
110 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
35 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
35 Aye 73 No
46 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
46 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 22 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
64 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 126 shared votes
65 Aye 61 No
118 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
118 Aye 58 No
110 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,826
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,669
2,340 eligible divisions
1,011
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.0% of votes cast
815
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
751
45.0% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Appearances
39
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
38
-113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#4
Housing
51 of 62 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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