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Ian Byrne vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sarah Champion voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 974 shared comparable votes.

953 same votes 21 different votes 974 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
82 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
82 Aye 40 No
51 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
51 Aye 62 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 88 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
37 Aye 86 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,681
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.6% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
764
45.4% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
92
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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