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Ian Byrne vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,053 shared comparable votes.

1,047 same votes 6 different votes 1,053 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
94 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
53 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
53 Aye 62 No
34 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 89 No
Migration 99% aligned 118 shared votes
30 Aye 88 No
94 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
53 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
53 Aye 62 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
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.7 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.3 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 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 Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 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
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
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
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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