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Margaret Mullane vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Margaret Mullane
Margaret Mullane
Lab Dagenham and Rainham
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Margaret Mullane and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 6 different votes 425 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 650
495
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,788
2,349 eligible divisions
256
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
997
55.8 % of votes cast
239
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
791
44.2 % of votes cast
20
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

7
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
7
-118.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
106
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,025
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£165,025
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
4
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API