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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
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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 270 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 264 different votes 270 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

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
62
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£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
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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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