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Liam Byrne vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,375 shared comparable votes.

1,370 same votes 5 different votes 1,375 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
110 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
30 Aye 98 No
53 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
53 Aye 57 No
27 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
30 Aye 98 No
53 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
53 Aye 57 No
27 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
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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