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Liz Twist vs Liam 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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

1,166 same votes 1 different votes 1,167 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
91 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
91 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
93 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
26 Aye 79 No
48 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
48 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
91 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
93 Aye 49 No
26 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
26 Aye 79 No
48 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
48 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 117 of 647
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 517 of 647
1,745
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,513
2,323 eligible divisions
957
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
848
56.0 % of votes cast
788
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
665
44.0 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

70
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 647
Appearances
33
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 647
89
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 647
Contributions
47
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Migration
147 of 161 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API