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James Naish vs Ian Lavery

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of James Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe
vs
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Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

James Naish and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 10 different votes 389 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
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
454
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
217
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
237
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
9
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

203
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
263
+93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Contributions
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
16
7 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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