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Liam Byrne vs Dr Sam Rushworth

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


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 1 different votes 272 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
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
50.2% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
211
49.8% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
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
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Appearances
69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
63
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 215 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API