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Liam Byrne vs Dame Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,391 shared comparable votes.

1,387 same votes 4 different votes 1,391 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
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
26 Aye 100 No
65 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
65 Aye 55 No
41 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
41 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
112 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 171 shared votes
110 Aye 61 No
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
26 Aye 100 No
65 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
65 Aye 55 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 286 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
795
44.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9 % 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
108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
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
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
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