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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 1,158 shared comparable votes.

945 same votes 213 different votes 1,158 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
40 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 83 No
Migration 98% aligned 107 shared votes
22 Aye 85 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 45 No
Tax 59% aligned 139 shared votes
85 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

65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
864
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
685
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 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
62 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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