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Ian Byrne vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Apsana Begum voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 993 shared comparable votes.

975 same votes 18 different votes 993 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
92 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
92 Aye 43 No
34 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,699 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
95
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to disagree Lords Amendment 49B 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to disagree Lords Amendment 43B 14 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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