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Ian Lavery vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Naz Shah voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,370 shared comparable votes.

1,362 same votes 8 different votes 1,370 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
106 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
109 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
109 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
30 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 21 No
Housing 98% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
56 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 133 shared votes
57 Aye 76 No
106 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
109 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
109 Aye 53 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
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,523
2,312 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
55.9 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
672
44.1 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 648
Appearances
18
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 648
80
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648
Contributions
25
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Housing
56 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
No
Aye rebel
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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