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Ian Byrne vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

933 same votes 19 different votes 952 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
82 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
82 Aye 38 No
43 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
43 Aye 56 No
36 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 94% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 74 No
Migration 99% aligned 105 shared votes
32 Aye 73 No
82 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
82 Aye 38 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
68.6%
4% below average
Rank 444 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
54.7% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
751
45.3% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
45
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
183
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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