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Sarah Jones vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,292 shared comparable votes.

1,273 same votes 19 different votes 1,292 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
107 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
107 Aye 49 No
96 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
96 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 122 shared votes
54 Aye 68 No
31 Aye 98 No
Migration 99% aligned 129 shared votes
30 Aye 99 No
107 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 156 shared votes
107 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,434
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
793
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
641
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

99
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
583
+429.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
117
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
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
164 of 188 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 81 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
71 of 90 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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