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Liam Byrne vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 1 different votes 318 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
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 154 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
48.9% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
51.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5% 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
182
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
286
+140.3 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API