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Dame Meg Hillier vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,349 shared comparable votes.

1,343 same votes 6 different votes 1,349 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
124 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
124 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
31 Aye 90 No
61 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
61 Aye 50 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Transport 98% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
109 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
124 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
124 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
31 Aye 90 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
55.8 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
685
44.2 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
10
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Aye rebel
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
No
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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