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Liam Byrne vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 0 different votes 915 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
27 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
27 Aye 93 No
81 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
81 Aye 37 No
40 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
40 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
27 Aye 93 No
81 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
81 Aye 37 No
40 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
40 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,212
1,594 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
54.0 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
8
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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