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Joani Reid vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Lab East Kilbride and Strathaven
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Joani Reid and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 10 different votes 290 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
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
39 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

53.5%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
340
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
147
43.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
193
56.8% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

8
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
10
-159.2 vs Commons average
Rank 625 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

£199,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£199,569
12% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
7
5 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

Housing
30 of 33 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Education
33 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Tax
79 of 122 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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