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Liam Byrne vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Jim Shannon voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 1,367 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 1,015 different votes 1,367 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
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 48% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 73 No
Migration 46% aligned 98 shared votes
58 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 41% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 15 No
Housing 35% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 171 shared votes
58 Aye 113 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 16 No
Energy 15% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
121 Aye 63 No
Tax 16% aligned 184 shared votes
76 Aye 108 No
36 Aye 12 No
Education 19% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
22 years, 0 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
55
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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