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Jo Stevens vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Jo Stevens and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,572 shared comparable votes.

1,546 same votes 26 different votes 1,572 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
137 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
137 Aye 72 No
53 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
53 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 17 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
111 Aye 60 No
36 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 94 No
Migration 99% aligned 132 shared votes
37 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,798
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
979
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
819
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
161
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£253,083
12% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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