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Chris Bryant vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,263 shared comparable votes.

1,257 same votes 6 different votes 1,263 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
112 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
112 Aye 52 No
53 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
53 Aye 51 No
18 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
18 Aye 77 No
22 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 31 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
41 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 99% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
107 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
112 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
112 Aye 52 No
53 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
53 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 500 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,588
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
899
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
55.3% of votes cast
689
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

105
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
658
+503.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API