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Ian Byrne vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 888 different votes 939 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
21 Aye 17 No
Trade 11% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 19 No
Transport 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
205 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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