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Emma Hardy vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 966 shared comparable votes.

948 same votes 18 different votes 966 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
80 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
80 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 83 No
Migration 99% aligned 107 shared votes
23 Aye 84 No
51 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 114 shared votes
50 Aye 64 No
80 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
80 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,518
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
818
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
700
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
436
+271.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
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