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Ian Byrne vs Alison Bennett

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
Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Alison Bennett voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 238 different votes 310 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 56% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
38 Aye 19 No
Tax 5% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 11% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.6% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.4% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
143
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
92
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
165
+17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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