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Lillian Jones vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Lillian Jones
Lillian Jones
Lab Kilmarnock and Loudoun
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Lillian Jones and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 9 different votes 371 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
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 64% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
5% below average
Rank 477 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
425
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
206
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
219
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
103
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
56
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
121
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,331
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£167,331
26% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
3 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

Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Transport
27 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 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 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: 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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