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Ian Lavery vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Jamie Stone voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

933 same votes 254 different votes 1,187 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
91 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
91 Aye 58 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 93 No
Migration 98% aligned 120 shared votes
27 Aye 93 No
25 Aye 30 No
Trade 95% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 10 No
Education 42% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 11 No
Housing 55% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 48 shared votes
12 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 56% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 479 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,411
2,106 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
53.8 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
652
46.2 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
110
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
169 of 188 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 163 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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