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Liam Byrne vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,363 shared comparable votes.

1,354 same votes 9 different votes 1,363 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
96 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
96 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
60 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
60 Aye 58 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
110 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
96 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
96 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
1,586
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,401 eligible divisions
875
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
955
53.9% of votes cast
711
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
816
46.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Appearances
51
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
66
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
62
-90.0 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
43 of 49 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 76 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
64 of 76 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API