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Liam Byrne vs Gill German

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Gill German voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 5 different votes 327 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
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 331 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
47.2% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.8% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
40
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
78
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
50
-117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
96 of 122 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API