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Chris Law vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Liam Byrne voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 894 shared comparable votes.

812 same votes 82 different votes 894 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
26 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
37 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Energy 62% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 75% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
82 Aye 45 No
Tax 76% aligned 127 shared votes
89 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

51.6%
21% below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
1,223
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,372 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
865
55.5% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
694
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

56
-24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Appearances
44
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
65
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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