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Liam Byrne vs Oliver Ryan

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 Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Oliver Ryan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 5 different votes 346 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
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
81.9%
10% above average
Rank 152 of 650
1,600
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
631 eligible divisions
886
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.4% of votes cast
714
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
36
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
40
-124.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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
£234,505
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£234,505
4% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API