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Ian Byrne vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 833 shared comparable votes.

828 same votes 5 different votes 833 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
72 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
72 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
31 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 64 No
Migration 99% aligned 97 shared votes
34 Aye 63 No
42 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 106 shared votes
41 Aye 65 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
65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
13
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
16
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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