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Ian Byrne vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Emma Lewell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 984 shared comparable votes.

971 same votes 13 different votes 984 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
92 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
92 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 9 No
Education 96% aligned 48 shared votes
39 Aye 9 No
44 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 93 shared votes
45 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
55.7 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
745
44.3 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
34
2.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 3 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
81 of 95 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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