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Max Wilkinson vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Max Wilkinson
Max Wilkinson
LD Cheltenham
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Max Wilkinson and Ian Lavery voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 264 different votes 336 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
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 53% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 47% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 38 No
Tax 4% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 8% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 9% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 462 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
391
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
217
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
174
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
3
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
136
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£196,958
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£196,958
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
7
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Tax
86 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
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 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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