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Liam Byrne vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,212 shared comparable votes.

1,208 same votes 4 different votes 1,212 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
97 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
97 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
52 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 48 shared votes
35 Aye 13 No
99 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 157 shared votes
96 Aye 61 No
97 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
97 Aye 48 No
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
52 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 649
1,561
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,374 eligible divisions
866
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.4% of votes cast
695
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
673
42.6% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1% of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

47
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
Appearances
80
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
64
-77.4 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
Contributions
374
+232.6 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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