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Liam Byrne vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,394 shared comparable votes.

1,394 same votes 0 different votes 1,394 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
128 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
128 Aye 65 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
31 Aye 101 No
60 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
60 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
128 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
128 Aye 65 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
31 Aye 101 No
60 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
60 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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