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Ian Lavery vs Katrina 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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Katrina Murray voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 13 different votes 394 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
23 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 76% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 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 273 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
636 eligible divisions
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.6% of votes cast
826
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.4% of votes cast
23
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.6% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
75
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
90
-79.2 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
63 of 68 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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