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Ian Lavery vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,352 shared comparable votes.

1,343 same votes 9 different votes 1,352 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
115 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
115 Aye 66 No
108 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
108 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
35 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 81 No
Migration 98% aligned 116 shared votes
37 Aye 79 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
No
Aye rebel
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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