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Kim Leadbeater vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 955 shared comparable votes.

936 same votes 19 different votes 955 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
79 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
79 Aye 54 No
36 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 17 No
Housing 97% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
51 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 103 shared votes
49 Aye 54 No
41 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 75 No
Migration 99% aligned 105 shared votes
29 Aye 76 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,127
1,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
580
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
547
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
5 years, 4 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

14
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
23
-141.6 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
63 of 65 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 146 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
40 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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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