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Mike Wood vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Ian Byrne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,017 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 975 different votes 1,017 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
16 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 28 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 38 No
Education 4% aligned 50 shared votes
38 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 72 of 649
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
2,049
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
986
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
1,063
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

112
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
149
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
84 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
61 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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