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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,477 shared comparable votes.

1,465 same votes 12 different votes 1,477 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
121 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
121 Aye 59 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
28 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
28 Aye 95 No
34 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 103 shared votes
43 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
51 Aye 19 No
Education 99% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No
121 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
121 Aye 59 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,652
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
883
53.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
769
46.5% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

11
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
13
-132.9 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 rebel
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
Aye
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 17 Jun 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 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
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