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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 913 shared comparable votes.

833 same votes 80 different votes 913 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 8 No
Energy 69% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 73% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
96 Aye 39 No
Tax 80% aligned 135 shared votes
89 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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