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Ian Lavery vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,572 shared comparable votes.

1,563 same votes 9 different votes 1,572 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
143 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
143 Aye 76 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
37 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
37 Aye 103 No
35 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 21 No
Education 99% aligned 80 shared votes
60 Aye 20 No
72 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 142 shared votes
73 Aye 69 No
143 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
143 Aye 76 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
37 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
37 Aye 103 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
80
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
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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