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Ian Byrne vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Priti Patel voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 698 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 668 different votes 698 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
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 87 shared votes
62 Aye 25 No
43 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 86 shared votes
43 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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