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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
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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,341 shared comparable votes.

1,335 same votes 6 different votes 1,341 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
31 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 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

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
6
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
42 of 48 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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