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Rupert Lowe vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Liam Byrne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 132 different votes 138 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
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
696
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Contributions
62
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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
3 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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