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Ian Byrne vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

1,010 same votes 24 different votes 1,034 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
97 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
41 Aye 12 No
Education 94% aligned 53 shared votes
42 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
47 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 99 shared votes
47 Aye 52 No
36 Aye 86 No
Migration 98% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
994
56.0% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
781
44.0% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
278
+113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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