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Shockat Adam vs Ian Lavery

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

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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
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Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Ian Lavery voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

152 same votes 127 different votes 279 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
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 21% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
336
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
182
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
154
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£230,874
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£230,874
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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