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Liam Byrne vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 949 shared comparable votes.

948 same votes 1 different votes 949 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
88 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
88 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 100 shared votes
47 Aye 53 No
88 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
88 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
28 Aye 80 No
26 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 647
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 647
1,522
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,226
1,615 eligible divisions
850
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
53.4 % of votes cast
672
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
571
46.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

34
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 649
Appearances
21
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
48
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649
Contributions
30
-88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 554 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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