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Liam Byrne vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Jamie Stone voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

858 same votes 182 different votes 1,040 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
92 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
20 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
20 Aye 89 No
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 28 No
Trade 94% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 8 No
Education 36% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 17 No
Benefits 56% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 39 shared votes
8 Aye 31 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 58% aligned 125 shared votes
75 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,057 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
53.5 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
650
46.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
57
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
Contributions
86
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
169 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 161 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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