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Ian Byrne vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 917 shared comparable votes.

720 same votes 197 different votes 917 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 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 77 No
Migration 98% aligned 100 shared votes
23 Aye 77 No
25 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 8 No
Education 33% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
76 Aye 31 No
Tax 51% aligned 107 shared votes
60 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 66% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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