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Liam Byrne vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Robin Swann voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 228 different votes 288 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
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 9 No
Energy 41% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 33% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 8% aligned 65 shared votes
30 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 507 of 650
Participation
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
1,568
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
595 eligible divisions
869
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
54.2% of votes cast
699
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
207
45.8% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
124
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
64
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Contributions
152
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 112 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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