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Greg Smith vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Ian Byrne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 1,035 different votes 1,068 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
18 Aye 31 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 19 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 92 No
Tax 2% aligned 134 shared votes
89 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 35 No
Migration 0% aligned 124 shared votes
35 Aye 89 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,636 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
54.7 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
540
45.3 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.9 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
81
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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