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Jamie Stone vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Jamie Stone and Ian Lavery voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,186 shared comparable votes.

932 same votes 254 different votes 1,186 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
91 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
91 Aye 58 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 93 No
Migration 98% aligned 120 shared votes
27 Aye 93 No
28 Aye 27 No
Trade 95% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Education 42% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 16 No
Housing 55% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 22 No
Defence 56% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 36 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 475 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 650
1,410
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,788
2,349 eligible divisions
758
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
997
55.8 % of votes cast
652
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
791
44.2 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
102
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Contributions
106
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£346,016
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
169 of 188 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Migration
127 of 161 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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