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Sarah Jones vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 917 shared comparable votes.

895 same votes 22 different votes 917 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
81 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
81 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 83% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 9 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 8 No
Education 97% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
47 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 105 shared votes
46 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 85 No
Migration 98% aligned 115 shared votes
28 Aye 87 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,442
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
801
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
641
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% 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

123
+28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
706
+541.4 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
164 of 189 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Trade
71 of 90 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
37 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye 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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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