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Liam Byrne vs Kirsty McNeill

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 McNeill
Kirsty McNeill
Lab Midlothian

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Kirsty McNeill voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

281 same votes 5 different votes 286 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
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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 494 of 650
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
190
46.6% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
218
53.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
46
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
78
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
199
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£221,671
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£221,671
2% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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