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Liam Byrne vs Wendy Chamberlain

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
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Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 809 shared comparable votes.

619 same votes 190 different votes 809 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
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 79 No
Migration 98% aligned 101 shared votes
20 Aye 81 No
13 Aye 14 No
Trade 96% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 9 No
Education 38% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
59 Aye 32 No
Tax 52% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 56% aligned 39 shared votes
9 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 16 No
Benefits 65% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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