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Ruth Cadbury vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,588 shared comparable votes.

1,563 same votes 25 different votes 1,588 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
149 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 225 shared votes
149 Aye 76 No
36 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
38 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 16 No
Housing 98% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
51 Aye 18 No
Education 99% aligned 69 shared votes
50 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 166 shared votes
105 Aye 61 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 309 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,813
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
1,008
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
805
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% 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

67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
85
-79.6 vs Commons average
Rank 438 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Transport
81 of 98 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Education
78 of 96 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
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
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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