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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
vs
Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 780 shared comparable votes.

608 same votes 172 different votes 780 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
12 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 78 No
Migration 99% aligned 99 shared votes
20 Aye 79 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
22 Aye 9 No
Education 35% aligned 31 shared votes
18 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
17 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 55% aligned 38 shared votes
8 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

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,107
1,594 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.3 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
539
48.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
Contributions
101
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
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
47 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
118 of 152 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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