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Liam Byrne vs Chris McDonald

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 McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 1 different votes 310 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
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API