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Liam Byrne vs Josh Newbury

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 Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Josh Newbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 0 different votes 303 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
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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
89.4 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
526 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
250
53.2 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
220
46.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
108
+47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Contributions
124
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£109,414
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£109,414
52 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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