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Ian Byrne vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
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Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 971 shared comparable votes.

960 same votes 11 different votes 971 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
87 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
87 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 14 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 9 No
Education 96% aligned 47 shared votes
40 Aye 7 No
48 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 101 shared votes
49 Aye 52 No
36 Aye 85 No
Migration 99% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
54.5 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
687
45.5 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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