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Ian Byrne vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Chris Law voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 578 shared comparable votes.

524 same votes 54 different votes 578 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 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
62 Aye 22 No
Tax 62% aligned 84 shared votes
56 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
52.3 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,323 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
69
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
196 of 211 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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