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Liam Byrne vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ed Davey voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

800 same votes 152 different votes 952 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
93 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
93 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 62 No
Migration 99% aligned 89 shared votes
26 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 27 No
Trade 95% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 40% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 7 No
Education 41% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
79 Aye 37 No
Tax 66% aligned 116 shared votes
77 Aye 39 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 67% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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