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Julia Lopez vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Ian Lavery voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,349 different votes 1,404 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
16 Aye 31 No
Benefits 6% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 34 No
Education 4% aligned 48 shared votes
36 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
95 Aye 41 No
Migration 4% aligned 136 shared votes
38 Aye 98 No
66 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 121 shared votes
55 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
848
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
920
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 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
185 of 188 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
79 of 87 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Tax
251 of 288 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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