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Ian Byrne vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,074 shared comparable votes.

1,064 same votes 10 different votes 1,074 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
83 Aye 44 No
35 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 88 No
Migration 99% aligned 116 shared votes
29 Aye 87 No
62 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 124 shared votes
63 Aye 61 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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