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Liam Byrne vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,018 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 783 different votes 1,018 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
18 Aye 18 No
Defence 47% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 10 No
Benefits 44% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 60 No
Migration 39% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 39% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 11 No
Housing 8% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 15 No
Energy 9% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
105 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 162 shared votes
56 Aye 106 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
22 years, 0 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
55
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
2 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
42 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Water (Special Measures) Bill - Government motion to insist on Commons Amendment 2 and to propose Amendment (a) in lieu 11 Feb 2025
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
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