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Liam Byrne vs Georgia Gould

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 Georgia Gould
Georgia Gould
Lab Queen's Park and Maida Vale

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Georgia Gould voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 5 different votes 232 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
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
Participation
58.6%
14% below average
Rank 580 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
182
48.8% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
191
51.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
107
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
78
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
325
+157.9 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£224,197
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£224,197
1% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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