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Steve Reed vs Lorraine Beavers

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
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Photograph of Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

264 same votes 5 different votes 269 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
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
1,499
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
636 eligible divisions
871
58.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.7% of votes cast
628
41.9% of votes cast
No votes
261
47.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Appearances
71
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
410
+242.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
87
-80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 82 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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 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
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