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Liam Byrne vs Barry Gardiner

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,241 shared comparable votes.

1,236 same votes 5 different votes 1,241 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
113 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
113 Aye 53 No
98 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
98 Aye 61 No
47 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
47 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
20 Aye 67 No
26 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 92% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
113 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
113 Aye 53 No
98 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
98 Aye 61 No
47 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
47 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

52
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
69
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
91
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API