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Ian Sollom vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Ian Sollom
Ian Sollom
LD St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Ian Sollom and Liam Byrne voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 222 different votes 269 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 34 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 649
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
426
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
219
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
55.8% of votes cast
207
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
685
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

85
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
41
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
97
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Contributions
55
-84.0 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£208,212
8% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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