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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 1,067 shared comparable votes.

1,065 same votes 2 different votes 1,067 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
21 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
21 Aye 98 No
34 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 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
21 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
21 Aye 98 No
34 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

55.5 %
18 % below average
Rank 603 of 647
Participation
65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 647
1,291
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,517
2,328 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
849
56.0 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
668
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

42
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 647
Appearances
33
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 647
444
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 647
Contributions
47
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 647

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
4
3 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
39 of 45 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API