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Liam Byrne vs Torsten Bell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Torsten Bell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 5 different votes 309 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
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.2%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
Participation
71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
636 eligible divisions
887
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8% of votes cast
716
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
78
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
238
+70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 129 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API