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Ian Lavery vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,627 shared comparable votes.

1,604 same votes 23 different votes 1,627 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
138 Aye 73 No
Tax 100% aligned 211 shared votes
138 Aye 73 No
35 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Benefits 90% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 20 No
Housing 98% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
110 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
70 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 141 shared votes
72 Aye 69 No
55 Aye 20 No
Education 99% aligned 75 shared votes
56 Aye 19 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
66 of 69 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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