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Ian Lavery vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,680 shared comparable votes.

1,662 same votes 18 different votes 1,680 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
142 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 222 shared votes
142 Aye 80 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
60 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 81 shared votes
60 Aye 21 No
37 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Benefits 89% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 21 No
Housing 98% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
74 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 155 shared votes
76 Aye 79 No
38 Aye 108 No
Migration 99% aligned 146 shared votes
39 Aye 107 No
142 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 222 shared votes
142 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
881
45.3 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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