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Ian Byrne vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 863 shared comparable votes.

856 same votes 7 different votes 863 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
89 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
89 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
32 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 99% aligned 78 shared votes
23 Aye 55 No
37 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 91 shared votes
38 Aye 53 No
89 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
89 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 647
Participation
67.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,323 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
56.1 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
688
43.9 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
59
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
No
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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