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Liz Twist vs Ian Byrne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,005 shared comparable votes.

979 same votes 26 different votes 1,005 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
86 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
86 Aye 44 No
34 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 14 No
Education 94% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
53 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 113 shared votes
51 Aye 62 No
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 74 No
Migration 98% aligned 106 shared votes
30 Aye 76 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.5%
12% above average
Rank 100 of 650
Participation
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,831
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
996
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
835
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

115
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
161
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
53 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 76 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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