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Ian Byrne vs Bob Blackman

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
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Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Bob Blackman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,052 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,009 different votes 1,052 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
20 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 16% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 18 No
Trade 10% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 89 No
Migration 0% aligned 124 shared votes
89 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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