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Liam Byrne vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 962 shared comparable votes.

956 same votes 6 different votes 962 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
82 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
82 Aye 34 No
51 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
51 Aye 50 No
19 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 4 No
Energy 96% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 167 shared votes
103 Aye 64 No
82 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
82 Aye 34 No
51 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
51 Aye 50 No
19 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 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
48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
697
60.1% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
463
39.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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