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Liam Byrne vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,229 shared comparable votes.

1,224 same votes 5 different votes 1,229 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
112 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
112 Aye 56 No
106 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
106 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
31 Aye 89 No
50 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
50 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
112 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
112 Aye 56 No
106 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
106 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
31 Aye 89 No
50 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
50 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

65.7%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 488 of 649
1,560
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,373 eligible divisions
866
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.7% of votes cast
694
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
683
43.3% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

46
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Appearances
42
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
63
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Contributions
47
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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