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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.


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,374 shared comparable votes.

1,370 same votes 4 different votes 1,374 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

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
790
43.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
62
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Contributions
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649

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
17% 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API