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Liam Byrne vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
20 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
20 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
20 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
63.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
547
864 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
47.7 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
286
52.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
3 years, 3 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Contributions
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
14 of 16 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
79 of 94 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
23 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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