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Liam Byrne vs Gurinder Singh Josan

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 Gurinder Singh Josan
Gurinder Singh Josan
Lab Smethwick

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Gurinder Singh Josan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 1 different votes 331 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
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 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

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
88.0%
15% above average
Rank 44 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.5% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
262
50.5% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
2.9% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
39
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£121,117
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£121,117
46% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API