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Liam Byrne vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,165 shared comparable votes.

1,161 same votes 4 different votes 1,165 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
110 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
110 Aye 57 No
95 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
95 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
25 Aye 85 No
41 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
41 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
110 Aye 57 No
95 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
95 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
25 Aye 85 No
41 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
41 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 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 497 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
879
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

54
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Appearances
83
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
71
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
133
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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