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Liam Byrne vs Mr Peter Bedford

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 Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 257 different votes 262 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 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
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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