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Jeff Smith vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

971 same votes 19 different votes 990 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
91 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 No
32 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 99% aligned 110 shared votes
27 Aye 83 No
91 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,922
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
1,047
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
875
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
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
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
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