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Liam Byrne vs Alex Brewer

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

Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
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Photograph of Alex Brewer
Alex Brewer
LD North East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Alex Brewer voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 180 different votes 221 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Housing 30% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
0 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 7% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
375
575 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
54.4 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
171
45.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
41
-97.3 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,635
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£198,635
12 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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