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Liam Byrne vs Lorraine Beavers

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 Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 11 different votes 363 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
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 76% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 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
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
291
52.7% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
261
47.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% 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
72
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
81
-88.2 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
Contributions
88
-81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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
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
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
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
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
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
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