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Liam Byrne vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,047 shared comparable votes.

1,046 same votes 1 different votes 1,047 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
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
42 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
16 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
42 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
16 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 647
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 600 of 647
1,522
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,308
2,333 eligible divisions
850
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
784
59.9 % of votes cast
672
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
524
40.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

34
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 647
Appearances
50
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 647
48
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 647
Contributions
470
+351.3 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Education
77 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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