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Ian Lavery vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Richard Burgon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,646 shared comparable votes.

1,637 same votes 9 different votes 1,646 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
139 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
139 Aye 75 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
79 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
79 Aye 69 No
37 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
37 Aye 103 No
35 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 21 No
Education 96% aligned 73 shared votes
49 Aye 24 No
39 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
139 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
139 Aye 75 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 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
80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,854
2,312 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
55.3 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
829
44.7 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
40
2.2 % 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
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 648
80
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648
Contributions
66
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
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
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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