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Ian Lavery vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,607 shared comparable votes.

1,587 same votes 20 different votes 1,607 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
133 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
133 Aye 68 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
38 Aye 105 No
35 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
52 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
52 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 18 No
Benefits 91% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 35 No
Trade 97% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 23 No
Housing 98% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
73 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 140 shared votes
75 Aye 65 No
133 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
133 Aye 68 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
75.4%
3% above average
Rank 300 of 649
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,376 eligible divisions
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,013
56.5% of votes cast
809
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
779
43.5% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
115
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
443
+297.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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 Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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