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Liam Byrne vs Andrew Pakes

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 Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 1 different votes 280 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
17 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.9% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
219
52.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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