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Ian Byrne vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Steve Reed voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 803 shared comparable votes.

782 same votes 21 different votes 803 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
76 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
76 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 91% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
44 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 86 shared votes
45 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 69 No
Migration 99% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
76 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
76 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
Participation
61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,499
2,422 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
58.1% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
628
41.9% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
46
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
410
+243.6 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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