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Liam Byrne vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,306 shared comparable votes.

1,301 same votes 5 different votes 1,306 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
103 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
60 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
60 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
27 Aye 84 No
38 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
103 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
60 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
60 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
27 Aye 84 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,405 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
54.6% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
748
45.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
95
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API