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Liam Byrne vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Helen Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,428 shared comparable votes.

1,424 same votes 4 different votes 1,428 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
128 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
128 Aye 68 No
28 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
28 Aye 99 No
66 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
66 Aye 57 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
40 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
108 Aye 65 No
27 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
128 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
128 Aye 68 No
28 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
28 Aye 99 No
66 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
66 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
838
44.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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