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Sarah Pochin vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Liam Byrne voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 129 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 121 different votes 129 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
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 596 of 650
Participation
65.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 650
215
377 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,538
2,349 eligible divisions
93
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
857
55.7 % of votes cast
122
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
681
44.3 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
35
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Contributions
49
-76.8 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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 (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API