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Liam Byrne vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 946 shared comparable votes.

928 same votes 18 different votes 946 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
82 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
82 Aye 38 No
35 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 8 No
Education 98% aligned 40 shared votes
33 Aye 7 No
29 Aye 84 No
Migration 98% aligned 113 shared votes
27 Aye 86 No
40 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 88 shared votes
39 Aye 49 No
82 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
82 Aye 38 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 498 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
886
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
714
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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