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Liam Byrne vs Alex Easton

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 Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Alex Easton voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 176 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 154 different votes 176 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 7 No
Tax 9% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.7%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
43.6%
29% below average
Rank 630 of 649
1,560
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
256
587 eligible divisions
866
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.7% of votes cast
694
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
134
52.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Appearances
103
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
63
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Contributions
132
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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