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Ian Byrne vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 861 shared comparable votes.

843 same votes 18 different votes 861 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
35 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
35 Aye 75 No
75 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
75 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 75% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 2 No
Education 94% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
42 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 93 shared votes
44 Aye 49 No
35 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
35 Aye 75 No
75 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
75 Aye 31 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
921
57.3% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
686
42.7% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
402
+237.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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