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Liam Byrne vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 0 different votes 304 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
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
216
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
3
2 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
42 of 48 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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