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Jess Phillips vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,496 shared comparable votes.

1,475 same votes 21 different votes 1,496 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
115 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
115 Aye 66 No
111 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
111 Aye 57 No
32 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
37 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
37 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 19 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
49 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 60 shared votes
48 Aye 12 No
36 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
74 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 152 shared votes
72 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,657
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
949
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
708
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
250
+98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
178 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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