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Liam Byrne vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 4 different votes 198 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
28 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
Participation
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
283
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
124
43.8% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
54
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
78
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
241
+73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
64 of 122 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API