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Liam Byrne vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 1 different votes 280 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
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
42 of 48 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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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