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Ian Byrne vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Liz Kendall voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 900 shared comparable votes.

878 same votes 22 different votes 900 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
81 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
81 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Benefits 83% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 8 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
30 Aye 7 No
35 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 95 shared votes
35 Aye 60 No
36 Aye 67 No
Migration 99% aligned 103 shared votes
37 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 523 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
57.0% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
668
43.0% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
483
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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