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Emma Lewell vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

1,314 same votes 20 different votes 1,334 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
118 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
118 Aye 60 No
21 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
21 Aye 88 No
56 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
56 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
45 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
103 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 157 shared votes
99 Aye 58 No
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
118 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
118 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

70.7%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,697
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,401 eligible divisions
938
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
55.2% of votes cast
759
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.8% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
13 years, 5 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

74
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Appearances
49
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
78
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
66
-85.2 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
75 of 81 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API