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Mary Kelly Foy vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Ian Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 916 shared comparable votes.

905 same votes 11 different votes 916 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
82 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
82 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 53 shared votes
40 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
36 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 98 shared votes
36 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,121
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,687 eligible divisions
563
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
54.3% of votes cast
558
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.7% of votes cast
30
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
72
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
103
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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