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Liam Byrne vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,267 shared comparable votes.

1,266 same votes 1 different votes 1,267 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
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
110 Aye 63 No
114 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
114 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
28 Aye 96 No
44 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
44 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
110 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
110 Aye 63 No
114 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
114 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
28 Aye 96 No
44 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
44 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

65.7%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
68.1%
5% below average
Rank 463 of 649
1,559
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,615
2,372 eligible divisions
865
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
56.0% of votes cast
694
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

45
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
62
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
330
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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