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Liam Byrne vs David Baines

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 1 different votes 262 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 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
39 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
39 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% 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
27
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
63
-84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Contributions
29
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 584 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API