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Member of Parliament

Ian Lavery

Lab Labour Blyth and Ashington ID 4139
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Ian has voted in 76.2 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Ian has voted against the party's recorded majority 21 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,799 of 2,361 eligible divisions (76.2 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1799

Total votes

1002

Aye

797

No

21

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 1,002 / Noes 797

Divisions

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Division Vote
Finance Bill Committee Stage: New Clause 2
Tax
Aye
Finance Bill Committee Stage: New Clause 1
Tax
Aye
Opposition day: cost of the Government's Rwanda plan and administration of the asylum system
Migration
Aye
Opposition Day: NHS Dentistry
NHS / Health
Aye
Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Democracy / Parliament
No
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Aye
Draft Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Democracy / Parliament
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Second Reading
Migration
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 218
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Re-committal motion
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023
NHS / Health Transport Work / Employment
No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Defence 66/71 (93 %)
Housing 61/66 (92 %)
NHS / Health 50/56 (89 %)
Work / Employment 68/77 (88 %)
Migration 149/171 (87 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 4/10 (40 %)
Digital / Online Safety 36/60 (60 %)
Democracy / Parliament 29/43 (67 %)
Energy 49/70 (70 %)
Crime / Justice 163/230 (71 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Ian Lavery voted in?

Ian Lavery has recorded votes in 1,799 of 2,361 eligible Commons divisions (76.2 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Ian Lavery voted against their party?

Ian Lavery has voted against the party majority 21 times in the imported division data. Source