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Liam Byrne vs Alicia Kearns

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
vs
Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 766 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 730 different votes 766 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
13 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 39 No
Migration 8% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 5 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 4 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
575
49.6% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
584
50.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
132
+48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
62
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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