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Stephen Morgan vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Stephen Morgan
Stephen Morgan
Lab Portsmouth South
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Stephen Morgan and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,449 shared comparable votes.

1,430 same votes 19 different votes 1,449 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
126 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
126 Aye 58 No
96 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
96 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
31 Aye 97 No
37 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 15 No
Housing 98% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
43 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 58 shared votes
42 Aye 16 No
64 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 131 shared votes
63 Aye 68 No
126 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
126 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,715
2,136 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,826
2,391 eligible divisions
926
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
55.4% of votes cast
789
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.6% of votes cast
2
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

33
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
194
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,843,494
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£285,250
26% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
5
2 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

Education
72 of 76 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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