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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,397 shared comparable votes.

1,393 same votes 4 different votes 1,397 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
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
26 Aye 100 No
65 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
65 Aye 55 No
41 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
41 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
110 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
26 Aye 100 No
65 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
65 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 649
1,804
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,368 eligible divisions
1,004
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
865
55.6% of votes cast
800
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
690
44.4% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

110
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Appearances
44
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
159
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
61
-78.4 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
14
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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
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