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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 310 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 0 different votes 310 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 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 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 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
44 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 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

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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
0
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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