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Liam Byrne vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,297 shared comparable votes.

64 same votes 1,233 different votes 1,297 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
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 8% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 15 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 172 shared votes
59 Aye 113 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
62
-81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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