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Naz Shah vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,409 shared comparable votes.

1,400 same votes 9 different votes 1,409 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
106 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
109 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
36 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 23 No
Housing 98% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
58 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 137 shared votes
57 Aye 80 No
106 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
109 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 512 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,564
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,396 eligible divisions
867
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
55.2% of votes cast
697
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
820
44.8% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

21
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
25
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
9
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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
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
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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