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Liam Byrne vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Pete Wishart voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 917 shared comparable votes.

831 same votes 86 different votes 917 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
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
101 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 9 No
Energy 56% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 20 No
Benefits 71% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
90 Aye 37 No
Tax 77% aligned 127 shared votes
83 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.6 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
571
44.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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