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Ian Byrne vs Valerie Vaz

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
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Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

1,019 same votes 15 different votes 1,034 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
95 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
95 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 15 No
Education 95% aligned 58 shared votes
44 Aye 14 No
58 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 119 shared votes
58 Aye 61 No
36 Aye 89 No
Migration 98% aligned 125 shared votes
38 Aye 87 No
95 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
95 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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