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Liam Byrne vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,461 shared comparable votes.

1,427 same votes 34 different votes 1,461 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
132 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
132 Aye 61 No
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
110 Aye 63 No
39 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
35 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 11 No
Education 92% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 17 No
Energy 96% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 98% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 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
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
886
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
714
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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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