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Richard Burgon vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Ian Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,128 shared comparable votes.

1,123 same votes 5 different votes 1,128 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
95 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
95 Aye 47 No
63 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
63 Aye 65 No
36 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
36 Aye 89 No
35 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 9 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
95 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
95 Aye 47 No
63 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
63 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
656
54.7 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
543
45.3 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
25
2.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
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
45 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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