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Maya Ellis vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Maya Ellis and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 10 different votes 330 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
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 75% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 95% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

61.6%
11% below average
Rank 556 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
392
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
182
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
210
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
14
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
56
-113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£230,920
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£230,920
2% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Tax
89 of 122 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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