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Ian Byrne vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,017 different votes 1,055 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 11 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 47 shared votes
13 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 4% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 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
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 57 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,605 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
690
48.9 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
720
51.1 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
55
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 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 6 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 (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
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