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Liam Byrne vs Richard Foord

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
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Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Richard Foord voted the same way 63% of the time, based on 433 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 160 different votes 433 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
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 51 No
Migration 97% aligned 67 shared votes
14 Aye 53 No
17 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 0 No
Trade 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Education 20% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 19 No
Tax 25% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 30% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 34% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
22 years, 0 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

43
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649
Appearances
234
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
57
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 649
Contributions
258
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 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
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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