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Ian Lavery vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and James Murray voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,096 shared comparable votes.

1,076 same votes 20 different votes 1,096 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
107 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
107 Aye 54 No
27 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 85% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 14 No
Housing 98% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
39 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 52 shared votes
40 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 108 shared votes
47 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 126 shared votes
35 Aye 91 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,699 eligible divisions
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
53.0% of votes cast
825
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.0% of votes cast
23
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Appearances
106
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Contributions
784
+619.4 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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