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Ian Byrne vs Sir Ashley Fox

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
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Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 287 different votes 295 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
6 Aye 7 No
Housing 8% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
Participation
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
45.4% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
248
54.6% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Contributions
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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