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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.


Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

1,042 same votes 9 different votes 1,051 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
83 Aye 42 No
33 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 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
33 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
32 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

73.2 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 647
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,262
1,605 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
665
52.7 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
597
47.3 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
43
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 501 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
£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
3
3 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
60 of 68 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 58 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API