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Rushanara Ali vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,362 shared comparable votes.

1,357 same votes 5 different votes 1,362 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
113 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
113 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
30 Aye 91 No
28 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
41 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
113 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
113 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
30 Aye 91 No

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

Voting record

76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
Participation
65.6 %
7 % below average
Rank 508 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,549
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
55.8 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
685
44.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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