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Ian Byrne vs Sarah Olney

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 Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 907 shared comparable votes.

706 same votes 201 different votes 907 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
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 83 No
Migration 98% aligned 102 shared votes
19 Aye 83 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 92% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 13 No
Education 28% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
79 Aye 33 No
Tax 60% aligned 112 shared votes
68 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 11 No
Housing 61% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 413 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,140
1,605 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
613
53.8 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
527
46.2 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
122
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
152
+38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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 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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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