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Liam Byrne vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 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
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% 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
131
+47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Contributions
166
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 175 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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