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Andy McDonald vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ian Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,076 shared comparable votes.

1,070 same votes 6 different votes 1,076 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
94 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
53 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
53 Aye 63 No
37 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 88 No
Migration 99% aligned 118 shared votes
29 Aye 89 No
94 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
53 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
53 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,687 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
54.3% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.7% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
103
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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