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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 636 shared comparable votes.

578 same votes 58 different votes 636 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 6 No
Energy 68% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
61 Aye 24 No
Tax 72% aligned 85 shared votes
61 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 84% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
61 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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