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Liam Byrne vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

936 same votes 199 different votes 1,135 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
90 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
90 Aye 59 No
19 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 82 No
Migration 99% aligned 105 shared votes
22 Aye 83 No
40 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 7 No
Education 40% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 58% aligned 40 shared votes
9 Aye 31 No
94 Aye 42 No
Tax 60% aligned 136 shared votes
82 Aye 54 No
20 Aye 21 No
Benefits 63% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 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
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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