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Ed Miliband vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 730 shared comparable votes.

711 same votes 19 different votes 730 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
53 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
53 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 75% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 69 shared votes
24 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 84 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
24 Aye 86 No
53 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
53 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

54.0%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,308
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
725
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
785
+618.6 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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