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Liam Byrne vs Andy Slaughter

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 Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,468 shared comparable votes.

1,461 same votes 7 different votes 1,468 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
124 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
124 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
65 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
65 Aye 61 No
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
104 Aye 65 No
124 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
124 Aye 65 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
65 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
65 Aye 61 No
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
859
44.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
42 of 48 votes
#1
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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