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Liam Byrne vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 1 different votes 299 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
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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