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Ian Lavery vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and John McDonnell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,659 shared comparable votes.

1,640 same votes 19 different votes 1,659 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
139 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
139 Aye 74 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
61 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
61 Aye 78 No
32 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 20 No
Education 93% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
39 Aye 23 No
Benefits 97% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 109 No
Migration 99% aligned 143 shared votes
36 Aye 107 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
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
809
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
63 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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