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Liam Byrne vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Priti Patel voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,004 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 955 different votes 1,004 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
3 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
106 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 161 shared votes
53 Aye 108 No
13 Aye 10 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 69 No
Migration 4% aligned 83 shared votes
66 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
62
-81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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