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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 884 shared comparable votes.

877 same votes 7 different votes 884 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
89 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
89 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 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 357 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,228
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
667
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
561
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
103
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Contributions
91
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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 Sept 2024
No
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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