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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 1,426 shared comparable votes.

1,421 same votes 5 different votes 1,426 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 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 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
45 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 172 shared votes
113 Aye 59 No
107 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 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

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,834
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
1,015
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
55.3% of votes cast
819
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.7% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

113
+24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
Appearances
49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
164
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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

£2,938,496
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
2
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
80 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API