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Maria Eagle vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Lab Liverpool Garston
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Maria Eagle and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,499 shared comparable votes.

1,479 same votes 20 different votes 1,499 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
119 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
119 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
38 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 89% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
48 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 59 shared votes
47 Aye 12 No
73 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 129 shared votes
71 Aye 58 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 168 shared votes
109 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 107 No
Migration 99% aligned 146 shared votes
38 Aye 108 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 410 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,686
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
957
56.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
729
43.2% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

13
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
39
-112.4 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,749
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£273,819
21% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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