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Laura Trott vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Liam Byrne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 835 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 806 different votes 835 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
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
51 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 96 shared votes
46 Aye 50 No
77 Aye 27 No
Migration 3% aligned 104 shared votes
24 Aye 80 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 23 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
Participation
65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
1,226
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
634
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
55.8 % of votes cast
592
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
685
44.2 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
14
5 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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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