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Liam Byrne vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 522 shared comparable votes.

169 same votes 353 different votes 522 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
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 48% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 48% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 20 No
Migration 47% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 16 No
Defence 47% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 5 No
Energy 15% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
57 Aye 19 No
Tax 16% aligned 76 shared votes
27 Aye 49 No
17 Aye 14 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 0 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
55
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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