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Samantha Dixon vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 636 shared comparable votes.

619 same votes 17 different votes 636 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
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 57 No
Migration 99% aligned 75 shared votes
17 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 345 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
767
1,045 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
379
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
388
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Appearances
102
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
291
+124.6 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Contributions
120
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38% 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

Brexit / EU
12 of 12 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
83 of 97 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Energy
27 of 33 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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