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Ian Byrne vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,025 shared comparable votes.

997 same votes 28 different votes 1,025 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
83 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
83 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 9 No
Education 95% aligned 43 shared votes
36 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
56 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,774
2,422 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
978
55.1% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
796
44.9% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
110
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
168
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 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
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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