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Liam Byrne vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,313 shared comparable votes.

1,308 same votes 5 different votes 1,313 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
115 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
115 Aye 59 No
91 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
57 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
57 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
23 Aye 75 No
32 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
115 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 174 shared votes
115 Aye 59 No
91 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
57 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
57 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
23 Aye 75 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
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
775
43.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
125
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 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
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API