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Ian Lavery vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,371 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,329 different votes 1,371 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
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
61 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 133 shared votes
71 Aye 62 No
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
99 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 156 shared votes
59 Aye 97 No
29 Aye 93 No
Migration 1% aligned 122 shared votes
94 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
140 Aye 64 No
Tax 0% aligned 204 shared votes
64 Aye 140 No
28 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 26 No
Trade 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 47 shared votes
10 Aye 37 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 648
Appearances
141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
80
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648
Contributions
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below 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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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 Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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