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Ian Byrne vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 628 shared comparable votes.

571 same votes 57 different votes 628 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
14 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
14 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 5 No
Energy 71% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
61 Aye 23 No
Tax 73% aligned 84 shared votes
60 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 12 No
Defence 84% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 647
Participation
56.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,323 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
93
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
211
+97.2 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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