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Liam Byrne vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,372 shared comparable votes.

1,366 same votes 6 different votes 1,372 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
113 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
113 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
30 Aye 91 No
28 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
41 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
109 Aye 62 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
113 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
113 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
30 Aye 91 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
62
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Contributions
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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