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Ian Byrne vs James Cartlidge

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
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Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and James Cartlidge voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,031 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 992 different votes 1,031 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
18 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 12 No
Housing 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 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
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
982
47.9% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Contributions
155
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
210 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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