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Matt Western vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 993 shared comparable votes.

970 same votes 23 different votes 993 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
93 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
93 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
38 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 94% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
56 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 104 shared votes
54 Aye 50 No
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
35 Aye 88 No
93 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
93 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
897
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
712
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
116
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
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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