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Liam Byrne vs Dan Tomlinson

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 Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 0 different votes 253 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
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
179
49.2% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
185
50.8% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
88
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
63
-84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
491
+343.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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