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Mary Kelly Foy vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

963 same votes 5 different votes 968 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
88 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
88 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
34 Aye 80 No
30 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
40 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
39 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 101 shared votes
38 Aye 63 No
88 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
88 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
34 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,087
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
557
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
530
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
28
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
73
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No rebel
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Trade Bill: Second Reading 20 May 2020
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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