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Liam Byrne vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Tim Farron voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

882 same votes 173 different votes 1,055 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
101 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 156 shared votes
98 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 82 No
Migration 97% aligned 108 shared votes
23 Aye 85 No
24 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 22 No
Trade 96% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 8 No
Education 44% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 44 shared votes
11 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 59% aligned 41 shared votes
10 Aye 31 No
81 Aye 42 No
Tax 62% aligned 123 shared votes
74 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 73% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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