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Ian Lavery vs Luke Myer

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 Luke Myer
Luke Myer
Lab Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Luke Myer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 461 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 15 different votes 461 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
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Benefits 78% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 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
85.5%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 650
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
544
636 eligible divisions
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.4% of votes cast
826
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
275
50.6% of votes cast
23
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Appearances
149
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
120
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
186
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£206,085
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£206,085
9% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Housing
63 of 68 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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