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Liam Byrne vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,363 shared comparable votes.

1,359 same votes 4 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
118 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
118 Aye 58 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
30 Aye 99 No
61 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
61 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
118 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
118 Aye 58 No
107 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
107 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
30 Aye 99 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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