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Jonathan Reynolds vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Lab Stalybridge and Hyde
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Jonathan Reynolds and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,390 shared comparable votes.

1,373 same votes 17 different votes 1,390 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
122 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
122 Aye 68 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
32 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 9 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
38 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
37 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
55 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 100 shared votes
54 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,563
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,396 eligible divisions
896
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
55.2% of votes cast
667
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
820
44.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

13
-74.2 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
Appearances
91
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
110
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
116
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,977,024
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£244,258
8% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
177 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 76 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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