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Steve Witherden vs Ian Lavery

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


Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 6 different votes 425 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
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
496
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,841
2,406 eligible divisions
253
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
55.2% of votes cast
243
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Appearances
105
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
76
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
128
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API