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Liam Byrne vs Daisy Cooper

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

Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
vs
Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 819 shared comparable votes.

602 same votes 217 different votes 819 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
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 60 No
Migration 99% aligned 72 shared votes
11 Aye 61 No
20 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 13 No
Trade 95% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 9 No
Education 29% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No
76 Aye 36 No
Tax 49% aligned 112 shared votes
67 Aye 45 No
15 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 36 shared votes
5 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 62% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

65.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
1,542
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,184
1,636 eligible divisions
861
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
614
51.9 % of votes cast
681
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
570
48.1 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
72
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
53
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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