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Mike Kane vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,542 shared comparable votes.

1,520 same votes 22 different votes 1,542 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
122 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
122 Aye 65 No
105 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
105 Aye 61 No
36 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Benefits 89% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
74 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 142 shared votes
71 Aye 71 No
35 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 27 No
Housing 98% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
50 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 65 shared votes
49 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 373 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,724
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
977
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
747
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
54
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 502 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

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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