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Ian Byrne vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 792 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 757 different votes 792 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
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 3 No
Energy 8% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 20 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 40 No
Migration 4% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
10 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Contributions
66
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
197 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 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
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
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
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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