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Ian Byrne vs Paul Holmes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Paul Holmes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,008 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 963 different votes 1,008 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
25 Aye 11 No
Education 8% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 12 No
Housing 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Contributions
387
+241.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
63 of 63 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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