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Peter Kyle vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,347 shared comparable votes.

1,323 same votes 24 different votes 1,347 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
113 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
113 Aye 52 No
29 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
29 Aye 89 No
37 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 97% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
109 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
112 Aye 60 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 122 shared votes
55 Aye 67 No
113 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
113 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
9% below average
Rank 541 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,525
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
870
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
655
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
205
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
73 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Migration
122 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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