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Liam Byrne vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,273 shared comparable votes.

1,267 same votes 6 different votes 1,273 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
109 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
109 Aye 57 No
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
48 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
48 Aye 55 No
18 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
18 Aye 81 No
34 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
109 Aye 57 No
107 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
107 Aye 57 No
48 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
48 Aye 55 No
18 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
18 Aye 81 No
34 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1% 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
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
24
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
223
+68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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