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Liam Byrne vs Ben Goldsborough

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


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 1 different votes 328 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
40 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
249
49.5% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.5% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% 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
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API