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Liam Byrne vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Kim Johnson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 901 shared comparable votes.

890 same votes 11 different votes 901 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
73 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
73 Aye 43 No
10 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
10 Aye 87 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
12 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 83% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
73 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
73 Aye 43 No
10 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
10 Aye 87 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 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
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,178
1,687 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
598
50.8% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
580
49.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
109
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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