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Liam Byrne vs Hilary Benn

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
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Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,409 shared comparable votes.

1,405 same votes 4 different votes 1,409 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
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
113 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
113 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
64 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
64 Aye 55 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
113 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
113 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
31 Aye 100 No
64 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
64 Aye 55 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
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
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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