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Liam Byrne vs Lee Barron

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
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Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Lee Barron voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 9 different votes 338 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
47 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 73% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
47 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
47 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
46.9% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
257
53.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
22 years, 4 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Appearances
48
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
81
-88.2 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
Contributions
55
-114.2 vs Commons average
Rank 527 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% 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
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
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