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Liam Byrne vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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 Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 6 different votes 362 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
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
29 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
29 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
555
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
50.3% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
276
49.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
117
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
78
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Contributions
139
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
32 of 33 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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No rebel
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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 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
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