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Ian Byrne vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and David Simmonds voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 983 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 933 different votes 983 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
19 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 16% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 88 No
Migration 5% aligned 121 shared votes
82 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 11 No
Education 5% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 6 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Contributions
244
+100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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