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Liam Byrne vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,395 shared comparable votes.

1,389 same votes 6 different votes 1,395 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
120 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
120 Aye 65 No
112 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
112 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
120 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
120 Aye 65 No
112 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
112 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
59 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
59 Aye 49 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,783
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
56.6 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
773
43.4 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
356
+217.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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