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Ian Byrne vs Gareth Thomas

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 Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 921 shared comparable votes.

898 same votes 23 different votes 921 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
90 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
90 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
43 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 93 shared votes
44 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 9 No
Education 98% aligned 41 shared votes
33 Aye 8 No
36 Aye 78 No
Migration 98% aligned 114 shared votes
38 Aye 76 No
90 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
90 Aye 37 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.5% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.5% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
55
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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