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Liam Byrne vs Andy MacNae

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 Andy MacNae
Andy MacNae
Lab Rossendale and Darwen

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Andy MacNae voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 5 different votes 373 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
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
84.9%
13% above average
Rank 91 of 650
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
631 eligible divisions
886
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
268
50.0% of votes cast
714
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
268
50.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
58
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 511 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
£220,783
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£220,783
2% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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