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Linsey Farnsworth vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 477 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 13 different votes 477 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
52 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 81% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
52 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
558
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
287
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
271
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

87
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
147
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
33 of 33 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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. 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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