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Liam Byrne vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
0 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
0 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
22 years, 0 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

41
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
100
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
55
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Contributions
402
+262.6 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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