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Liam Byrne vs Rachael Maskell

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 Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,524 shared comparable votes.

1,503 same votes 21 different votes 1,524 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
124 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
124 Aye 71 No
65 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
65 Aye 63 No
29 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
35 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
40 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
40 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 86% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 19 No
Energy 98% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
40 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No
35 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 110 of 650
1,575
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,390 eligible divisions
873
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,089
54.3% of votes cast
702
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
918
45.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.3% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
Appearances
261
+174.1 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
66
-85.4 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
318
+166.6 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
43 of 49 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
89 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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
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