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Liam Byrne vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,010 shared comparable votes.

1,006 same votes 4 different votes 1,010 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
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
28 Aye 94 No
48 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
48 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
28 Aye 94 No
48 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
48 Aye 52 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 647
Participation
84.6 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 647
1,522
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
1,615 eligible divisions
850
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
728
53.3 % of votes cast
672
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
638
46.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

34
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 647
Appearances
82
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 647
48
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 647
Contributions
98
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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