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Liam Byrne vs Chris Evans

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 Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Chris Evans voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,337 shared comparable votes.

1,337 same votes 0 different votes 1,337 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
112 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
112 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
112 Aye 57 No
25 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
25 Aye 90 No
57 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
57 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
112 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
112 Aye 57 No
25 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
25 Aye 90 No
57 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
57 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 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
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 381 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,697
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
55.4 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
757
44.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 573 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
£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,268
28 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
42 of 48 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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