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Liam Byrne vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,349 shared comparable votes.

1,343 same votes 6 different votes 1,349 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
124 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
124 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
31 Aye 90 No
61 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
61 Aye 50 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No
124 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
124 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
31 Aye 90 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
56.8 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
748
43.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
No
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
Aye rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
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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