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Ian Lavery vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Helen Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,639 shared comparable votes.

1,621 same votes 18 different votes 1,639 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
144 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
144 Aye 77 No
38 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
38 Aye 105 No
64 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
64 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
49 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
49 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 19 No
Benefits 91% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 26 No
Housing 98% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
144 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
144 Aye 77 No
38 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
38 Aye 105 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
809
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
847
44.9% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
105
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
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
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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