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Fred Thomas vs Liam Byrne

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


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 3 different votes 296 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
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
49 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
432
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
252
58.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.4% of votes cast
180
41.7% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as 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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Tax
97 of 121 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API