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Graeme Downie vs Liam Byrne

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


Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Liam Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 5 different votes 278 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
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

63.8%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
406
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
183
45.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
55.3% of votes cast
223
54.9% of votes cast
No votes
716
44.7% 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

88
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
61
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
117
-50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
78
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API