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Valerie Vaz vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

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

1,362 same votes 0 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
128 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
128 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
60 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
60 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
128 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 190 shared votes
128 Aye 62 No
112 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
112 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
30 Aye 100 No
60 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
60 Aye 55 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
846
56.3 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
656
43.7 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API