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Liam Byrne vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,384 same votes 8 different votes 1,392 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
121 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
121 Aye 67 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No
28 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 88% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 98 No
Migration 99% aligned 123 shared votes
24 Aye 99 No
121 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 188 shared votes
121 Aye 67 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
61 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
61 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 650
1,581
2,396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,811
2,396 eligible divisions
874
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.3% of votes cast
707
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

49
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Appearances
91
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
66
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
128
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 266 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
43 of 49 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 76 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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