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Liam Byrne vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,084 shared comparable votes.

1,073 same votes 11 different votes 1,084 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
99 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
99 Aye 48 No
98 Aye 41 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
98 Aye 41 No
51 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
51 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 63 shared votes
17 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 22 No
Trade 98% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
99 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
99 Aye 48 No
98 Aye 41 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
98 Aye 41 No
51 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
51 Aye 44 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above 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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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