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Ian Byrne vs Sir John Hayes

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
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Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 985 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 951 different votes 985 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
27 Aye 10 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 78 No
Migration 0% aligned 109 shared votes
78 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % 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
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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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