Compare

Steve Reed vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,332 shared comparable votes.

1,313 same votes 19 different votes 1,332 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
123 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
123 Aye 67 No
111 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
111 Aye 59 No
38 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 87% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 56 shared votes
39 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 33 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 76 No
Migration 99% aligned 104 shared votes
27 Aye 77 No
63 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 114 shared votes
62 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

62.2%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,494
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,401 eligible divisions
869
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
55.1% of votes cast
625
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
824
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
92
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
410
+256.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 81 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API