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Liz Kendall vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,390 shared comparable votes.

1,368 same votes 22 different votes 1,390 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
124 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
124 Aye 62 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
37 Aye 82 No
33 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
39 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 20 No
Benefits 89% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 97% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 24 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
46 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 59 shared votes
45 Aye 14 No
48 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 114 shared votes
47 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 523 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,555
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
887
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
668
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
483
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
184 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Migration
126 of 171 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 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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