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Karl Turner vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Lab Kingston upon Hull East
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Karl Turner and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,199 shared comparable votes.

1,185 same votes 14 different votes 1,199 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
127 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
127 Aye 54 No
105 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
48 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
48 Aye 49 No
35 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
35 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 21 No
Housing 98% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
127 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
127 Aye 54 No
105 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
48 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
48 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

56.5%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,359
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
787
57.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
572
42.1% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
3
0.2% 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

36
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Appearances
93
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
27
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Contributions
116
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£218,387
3% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
3 registered categories
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
173 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
46 of 67 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Tax
201 of 324 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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