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Mr James Frith vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 738 shared comparable votes.

723 same votes 15 different votes 738 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
72 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
72 Aye 39 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Migration 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
477
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
235
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
242
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
11
2.3% 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

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 372 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

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No 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
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
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