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Ian Byrne vs Claire Coutinho

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 913 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 874 different votes 913 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
11 Aye 17 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 5% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 6 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Contributions
108
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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