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Ian Lavery vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Pete Wishart voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 998 shared comparable votes.

917 same votes 81 different votes 998 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
10 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 7 No
Energy 74% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
103 Aye 43 No
Tax 77% aligned 146 shared votes
100 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 14 No
Transport 92% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 648
Contributions
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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