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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,078 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 19 different votes 1,078 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
73 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
73 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 82% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 15 No
Education 94% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No
61 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 120 shared votes
60 Aye 60 No
33 Aye 87 No
Migration 99% aligned 120 shared votes
32 Aye 88 No
73 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
73 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,839
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
1,017
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
822
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

122
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
172
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
16
5 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

Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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