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Andrew Cooper vs Liam Byrne

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

Photograph of Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire
vs
Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 5 different votes 381 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
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

91.6%
19% above average
Rank 10 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 650
568
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
879
55.3% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
711
44.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
22 years, 3 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

85
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
58
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
113
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Contributions
75
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,143
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
0
0 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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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