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Liam Byrne vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

1,120 same votes 16 different votes 1,136 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
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
99 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
99 Aye 51 No
27 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
27 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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