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Liam Byrne vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,319 shared comparable votes.

1,315 same votes 4 different votes 1,319 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
130 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
130 Aye 69 No
107 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
55 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
55 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 No
34 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 91% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
130 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
130 Aye 69 No
107 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
107 Aye 59 No
55 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
55 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
29 Aye 48 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
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,405 eligible divisions
878
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
66
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Contributions
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API