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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 1,083 shared comparable votes.

1,080 same votes 3 different votes 1,083 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

55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
696
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

54
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
46
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
633
+490.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649
Contributions
63
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649

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 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API