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Sarah Pochin vs Ian Byrne

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Ian Byrne voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 152 different votes 169 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
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 46% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 3 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

57.4%
15% below average
Rank 593 of 649
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
232
404 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
105
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
127
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
7
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
1 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

100
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
47
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
120
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Contributions
87
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
7
5 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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Housing
22 of 25 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Energy
6 of 8 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 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API