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Liam Byrne vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 946 shared comparable votes.

935 same votes 11 different votes 946 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
78 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
78 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
36 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
36 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
78 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
78 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
36 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
36 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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