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Emily Darlington vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Emily Darlington and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 5 different votes 374 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
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 49 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
551
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
288
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.4% of votes cast
263
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
121
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£124,936
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£124,936
45% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
5
3 registered categories
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Transport
31 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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