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Ian Byrne vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,014 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 25 different votes 1,014 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
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 17 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
41 Aye 15 No
Education 95% aligned 56 shared votes
42 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
46 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 108 shared votes
47 Aye 61 No
35 Aye 90 No
Migration 98% aligned 125 shared votes
37 Aye 88 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
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.1% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.9% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
67
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 487 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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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