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Liam Byrne vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 1 different votes 273 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
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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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