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Ian Lavery vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,186 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 1,111 different votes 1,186 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
26 Aye 77 No
Migration 11% aligned 103 shared votes
68 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
53 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 107 shared votes
53 Aye 54 No
103 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 156 shared votes
59 Aye 97 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
809
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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