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Ian Byrne vs Rachael Maskell

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
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Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,145 shared comparable votes.

1,134 same votes 11 different votes 1,145 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
101 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
101 Aye 51 No
35 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
43 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 59 shared votes
44 Aye 15 No
57 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 120 shared votes
57 Aye 63 No
36 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No
101 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
101 Aye 51 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
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,983
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
54.5 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
902
45.5 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
229
+151.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
278
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Education
91 of 96 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
89 of 95 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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