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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 1,606 shared comparable votes.

1,595 same votes 11 different votes 1,606 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 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
143 Aye 78 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
36 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 21 No
Education 99% aligned 81 shared votes
61 Aye 20 No
72 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 142 shared votes
73 Aye 69 No
37 Aye 105 No
Migration 99% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 No
143 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 221 shared votes
143 Aye 78 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
809
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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