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Liam Byrne vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 900 shared comparable votes.

832 same votes 68 different votes 900 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
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 19 No
Benefits 72% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 8 No
Education 86% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
44 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 93 shared votes
40 Aye 53 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % 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
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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