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Liam Byrne vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Kate Osborne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 861 shared comparable votes.

844 same votes 17 different votes 861 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
83 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
83 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
22 Aye 91 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 84 shared votes
42 Aye 42 No
83 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
83 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
22 Aye 91 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,699 eligible divisions
886
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
560
51.4% of votes cast
714
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
530
48.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
11
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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