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John McDonnell vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,645 shared comparable votes.

1,628 same votes 17 different votes 1,645 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
139 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
139 Aye 74 No
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
61 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
61 Aye 78 No
32 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 25 No
Education 93% aligned 75 shared votes
55 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
41 Aye 21 No
Benefits 97% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 107 No
Migration 99% aligned 143 shared votes
34 Aye 109 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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