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Ian Byrne vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 854 shared comparable votes.

835 same votes 19 different votes 854 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
34 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
34 Aye 89 No
61 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
61 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 76% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 4 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
46 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 103 shared votes
48 Aye 55 No
34 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
34 Aye 89 No
61 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
61 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
57.2% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
1,161
+996.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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