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Mr Toby Perkins vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,569 shared comparable votes.

1,548 same votes 21 different votes 1,569 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 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
122 Aye 71 No
108 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
108 Aye 59 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 20 No
Benefits 89% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 25 No
Housing 98% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
53 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 66 shared votes
52 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 102 No
Migration 99% aligned 137 shared votes
34 Aye 103 No

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

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,745
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
962
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
783
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

100
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
155
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 206 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

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
5
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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