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Ian Byrne vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 1,009 different votes 1,035 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
9 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 12 No
Housing 3% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
37 Aye 12 No
Education 2% aligned 49 shared votes
11 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 84 No
Migration 0% aligned 117 shared votes
84 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
210 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
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 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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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