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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 1,629 shared comparable votes.

1,611 same votes 18 different votes 1,629 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 25 No
Housing 98% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 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

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.7 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
31 % 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
61 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 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
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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