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Liam Byrne vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,359 shared comparable votes.

1,352 same votes 7 different votes 1,359 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
104 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
29 Aye 99 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
60 Aye 56 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
109 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 168 shared votes
110 Aye 58 No
104 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
104 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
29 Aye 99 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
60 Aye 56 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
73.1%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
1,586
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,756
2,401 eligible divisions
875
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
964
54.9% of votes cast
711
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
792
45.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Appearances
100
+12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
66
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
155
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
43 of 49 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 76 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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