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Liam Byrne vs Sean Woodcock

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 Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Sean Woodcock voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 2 different votes 387 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
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 650
Participation
93.4%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 650
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
579
620 eligible divisions
879
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
49.7% of votes cast
711
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
291
50.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
80
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
73
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Contributions
100
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£119,230
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£119,230
47% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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