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Ian Byrne vs John McDonnell

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
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John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and John McDonnell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

1,119 same votes 14 different votes 1,133 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
91 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
55 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
55 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 11 No
Education 92% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 9 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 99% aligned 127 shared votes
37 Aye 90 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
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
860
45.7% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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