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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 919 shared comparable votes.

714 same votes 205 different votes 919 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 84 No
Migration 98% aligned 103 shared votes
19 Aye 84 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 19 No
Trade 89% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 30% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
79 Aye 35 No
Tax 59% aligned 114 shared votes
70 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

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
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
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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