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Liam Byrne vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,335 shared comparable votes.

1,332 same votes 3 different votes 1,335 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
119 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
119 Aye 61 No
108 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
59 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
59 Aye 56 No
27 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
27 Aye 80 No
38 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
38 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
119 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
119 Aye 61 No
108 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
59 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
59 Aye 56 No
27 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
27 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
50 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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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