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Ed Miliband vs Liam Byrne

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


Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,084 shared comparable votes.

1,081 same votes 3 different votes 1,084 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
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
82 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
82 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
22 Aye 99 No
34 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
82 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
82 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
22 Aye 99 No
34 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

54.4%
18% below average
Rank 606 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 650
1,308
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
725
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
879
55.3% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

62
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
55
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
711
+550.9 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
72
-88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API