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Ian Lavery vs Karl Turner

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 Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Ind Kingston upon Hull East

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Karl Turner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,191 shared comparable votes.

1,178 same votes 13 different votes 1,191 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
127 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
127 Aye 54 No
104 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
104 Aye 60 No
48 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
48 Aye 49 No
35 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
35 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 20 No
Housing 98% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
127 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
127 Aye 54 No
104 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
104 Aye 60 No
48 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
48 Aye 49 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
57.2 %
15 % below average
Rank 594 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,361 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
783
58.0 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
568
42.0 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
31
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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
£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,387
3 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
172 of 211 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
46 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
58 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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