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Liam Byrne vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 924 shared comparable votes.

840 same votes 84 different votes 924 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
26 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 64% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 73% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
96 Aye 41 No
Tax 79% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
27 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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