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Ian Byrne vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,078 shared comparable votes.

1,072 same votes 6 different votes 1,078 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
97 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
34 Aye 89 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
34 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
41 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 53 shared votes
42 Aye 11 No
97 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
34 Aye 89 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 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
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
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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