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Liam Byrne vs Mr Clive Betts

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,412 shared comparable votes.

1,406 same votes 6 different votes 1,412 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
124 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
124 Aye 67 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
30 Aye 86 No
26 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
124 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 191 shared votes
124 Aye 67 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
61 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
30 Aye 86 No
26 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 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
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
62
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Contributions
49
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API