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Liam Byrne vs Rachel Taylor

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 Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 5 different votes 321 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
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
21 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
21 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
Participation
77.8%
6% above average
Rank 246 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
48.7% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
254
51.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
141
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
78
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
202
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API