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Dr Kieran Mullan vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Dr Kieran Mullan
Dr Kieran Mullan
Con Bexhill and Battle
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Dr Kieran Mullan and Liam Byrne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 948 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 913 different votes 948 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
14 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 6% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 21 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
54 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 101 shared votes
48 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

84.7%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
1,404
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
688
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5% of votes cast
716
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
696
44.5% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

136
+52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
541
+395.3 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 650
Contributions
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,272,613
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£301,859
33% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
164 of 174 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 55 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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