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Rachel Reeves vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,113 shared comparable votes.

1,096 same votes 17 different votes 1,113 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
103 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
103 Aye 56 No
112 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
112 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
43 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 92 shared votes
42 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 89 No
Migration 99% aligned 112 shared votes
22 Aye 90 No
103 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
103 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

49.8%
23% below average
Rank 623 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,204
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
686
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
518
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
513
+348.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
115 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Trade
59 of 94 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
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API