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Alison Hume vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Liam Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 9 different votes 334 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 80% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
493
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
230
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
55.3% of votes cast
263
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
716
44.7% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 4 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

107
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
62
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
131
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
Contributions
81
-88.2 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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