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Liam Byrne vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,325 shared comparable votes.

1,319 same votes 6 different votes 1,325 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
111 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
111 Aye 58 No
107 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
60 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
26 Aye 71 No
27 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
111 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
111 Aye 58 No
107 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
60 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
26 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

65.7%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 649
Participation
81.0%
9% above average
Rank 178 of 649
1,555
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,917
2,368 eligible divisions
865
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
55.9% of votes cast
690
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
845
44.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
30
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
61
-78.4 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
38
-101.4 vs Commons average
Rank 543 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 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
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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