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Liam Byrne vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Jo Platt voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 639 shared comparable votes.

632 same votes 7 different votes 639 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
67 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 13 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
74 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 112 shared votes
75 Aye 37 No
67 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
619 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
30
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
50
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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