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Ian Byrne vs Tim Farron

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
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Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Tim Farron voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 841 shared comparable votes.

639 same votes 202 different votes 841 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
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
32 Aye 70 No
Migration 97% aligned 102 shared votes
31 Aye 71 No
17 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 13 No
Education 35% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
69 Aye 27 No
Tax 56% aligned 96 shared votes
53 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 59% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 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
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
54.7% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
674
45.3% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Contributions
178
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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