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Liam Byrne vs Dr Rupa Huq

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 Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

1,330 same votes 4 different votes 1,334 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
101 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
101 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
29 Aye 85 No
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 14 No
Energy 96% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
111 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
108 Aye 66 No
101 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
101 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
29 Aye 85 No
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 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
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.0 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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