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Liam Byrne vs Justin Madders

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 Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Justin Madders voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,496 shared comparable votes.

1,492 same votes 4 different votes 1,496 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
130 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
130 Aye 70 No
105 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
66 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
66 Aye 58 No
28 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
130 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
130 Aye 70 No
105 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
105 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
66 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
66 Aye 58 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
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,066
55.3 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
862
44.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
94
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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
£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£299,970
33 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) amdt (c) 31 Jan 2018
Aye rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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