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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 1,242 shared comparable votes.

1,236 same votes 6 different votes 1,242 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 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
112 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
52 Aye 48 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
23 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
39 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
107 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
112 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
112 Aye 51 No
52 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
52 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
1,567
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,372 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
865
55.5% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
694
44.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

82
+1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
44
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
434
+294.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Contributions
61
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649

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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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