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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 2 different votes 308 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
48 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
48 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
21 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
48 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
48 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
21 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.4% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
714
44.6% of votes cast
16
3.5% 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

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
102
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
4
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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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