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Keir Mather vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 478 shared comparable votes.

462 same votes 16 different votes 478 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 80% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 97% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
615
842 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
297
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
318
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 3 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

115
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
611
+442.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Transport
31 of 36 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
29 of 35 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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
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