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Ian Murray vs Liam Byrne

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


Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,325 shared comparable votes.

1,317 same votes 8 different votes 1,325 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 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
107 Aye 53 No
29 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
29 Aye 101 No
55 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
55 Aye 55 No
36 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 26 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
108 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
111 Aye 63 No
107 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
107 Aye 53 No
29 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
29 Aye 101 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 401 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,704
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,586
2,401 eligible divisions
941
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
55.2% of votes cast
763
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

75
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
49
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
152
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
66
-87.1 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 81 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 81 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API