Ian Lavery, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Blyth and Ashington, has been in parliament since May 2010, making him one of the more long-serving members with a service length rank of 62 of 650 MPs. He cast 274 votes out of 515 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 53.20% and ranking 270th overall in voting, while contributing 221 debate interventions across 141 debates, ranking 207th overall. His debate contributions significantly outrank his voting participation, with a notable divergence between these two measures of parliamentary activity. His most active areas have included procedural matters, justice and law, and trade and industry in debates, while his voting has concentrated on parliamentary procedure, employment and workers rights, and justice and law.

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