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Ian Byrne vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Ed Davey voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 758 shared comparable votes.

602 same votes 156 different votes 758 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
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
33 Aye 66 No
Migration 98% aligned 99 shared votes
33 Aye 66 No
17 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 11 No
Education 37% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
67 Aye 23 No
Tax 59% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 63% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,261
2,068 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
706
56.0 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
555
44.0 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
50
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
84
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Transport
54 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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