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Ian Byrne vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 874 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 848 different votes 874 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
3 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 3% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 128 shared votes
37 Aye 91 No
25 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 102 shared votes
77 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 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
75.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 647
1,175
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,753
2,323 eligible divisions
646
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
825
47.1 % of votes cast
529
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
928
52.9 % of votes cast
22
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 647
Appearances
157
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 647
83
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 647
Contributions
177
+63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Migration
127 of 152 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
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