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Jen Craft vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Jen Craft
Jen Craft
Lab Thurrock
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Jen Craft and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 437 shared comparable votes.

423 same votes 14 different votes 437 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
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
264
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
248
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
13
2.5% 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

107
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
143
-25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£193,514
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£193,514
14% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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