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Al Carns vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 113 shared comparable votes.

113 same votes 0 different votes 113 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
4 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,387 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
861
57.3% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
641
42.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

84
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
78
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
285
+135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Contributions
1,100
+950.9 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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