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Ian Byrne vs Sammy Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 704 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 488 different votes 704 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 54% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 44% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 51 No
Migration 43% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 14 No
Trade 39% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 7% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 6 No
Energy 14% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
83
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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