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Liam Byrne vs Sarah Owen

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 Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 802 shared comparable votes.

802 same votes 0 different votes 802 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
25 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
25 Aye 80 No
67 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
67 Aye 36 No
45 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
25 Aye 80 No
67 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
67 Aye 36 No
45 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
557
52.1 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
512
47.9 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
47 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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