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Liam Byrne vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,165 shared comparable votes.

1,163 same votes 2 different votes 1,165 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
112 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
112 Aye 61 No
98 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
98 Aye 54 No
56 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
24 Aye 64 No
24 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
112 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
112 Aye 61 No
98 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
98 Aye 54 No
56 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
24 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 647
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 549 of 647
1,513
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,323 eligible divisions
848
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
57.7 % of votes cast
665
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
618
42.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

33
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 647
Appearances
38
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 647
47
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 647
Contributions
265
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
44 of 59 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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