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Ian Byrne vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 245 different votes 254 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
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 7% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 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 %
5 % above average
Rank 244 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
537 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
43.8 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
237
56.2 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
68
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
104
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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 Sep 2024
Aye
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