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Alex Davies-Jones vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Alex Davies-Jones and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 856 shared comparable votes.

856 same votes 0 different votes 856 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
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
35 Aye 99 No
48 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
48 Aye 62 No
57 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
57 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
35 Aye 99 No
48 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
48 Aye 62 No
57 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
57 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 401 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,199
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,406 eligible divisions
613
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
586
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Appearances
93
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
286
+124.0 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
Contributions
1,161
+999.0 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£314,112
39% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
37 of 41 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 178 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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