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Liam Byrne vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Christine Jardine voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 994 shared comparable votes.

857 same votes 137 different votes 994 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
91 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
91 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
25 Aye 86 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
31 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
40 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 82 shared votes
40 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 7 No
Education 41% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
91 Aye 33 No
Tax 67% aligned 124 shared votes
74 Aye 50 No
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 68% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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