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Liam Byrne vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,397 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,351 different votes 1,397 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
9 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 17 No
Energy 5% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
63 Aye 112 No
19 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 3% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 60 No
Tax 0% aligned 180 shared votes
60 Aye 120 No
26 Aye 97 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
97 Aye 26 No
39 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
18 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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