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Ian Byrne vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,094 shared comparable votes.

1,069 same votes 25 different votes 1,094 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
83 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
83 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 19 No
Benefits 85% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
43 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 57 shared votes
43 Aye 14 No
61 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 127 shared votes
63 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 127 shared votes
38 Aye 89 No
83 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
83 Aye 36 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
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
56.4% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
817
43.6% 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
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
398
+233.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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