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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 1,237 shared comparable votes.

1,233 same votes 4 different votes 1,237 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

65.7%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
67.3%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,559
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,597
2,372 eligible divisions
865
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
55.7% of votes cast
694
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
707
44.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

44
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
57
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
61
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
91
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649

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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API