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Melanie Onn vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Melanie Onn and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 914 shared comparable votes.

894 same votes 20 different votes 914 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
93 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
93 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
Energy 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 10 No
Benefits 82% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Migration 94% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 21 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
43 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.6%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
471
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
233
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
238
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

122
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
182
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£201,216
11% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Tax
102 of 121 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 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
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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