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Andy McDonald vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,325 shared comparable votes.

1,319 same votes 6 different votes 1,325 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
121 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
121 Aye 63 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
24 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
24 Aye 97 No
60 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
60 Aye 57 No
29 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
121 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
121 Aye 63 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
24 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
24 Aye 97 No
60 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
60 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
979
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
846
56.3 % of votes cast
765
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
656
43.7 % of votes cast
20
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
Appearances
36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648
Contributions
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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