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Joe Robertson vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Liam Byrne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 279 different votes 291 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
696
44.5% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

166
+82.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Appearances
45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
292
+146.3 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
3
3 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

Housing
28 of 32 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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