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Mark Garnier vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Ian Byrne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 950 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
10 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 27 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 37 No
Education 4% aligned 49 shared votes
37 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 17 No
Housing 3% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 23 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
123
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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