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Ian Byrne vs Lewis Cocking

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 Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 320 different votes 333 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
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 10% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 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
78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
590 eligible divisions
657
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
45.9% of votes cast
550
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
249
54.1% of votes cast
26
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
116
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Contributions
161
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
45 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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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