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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 826 shared comparable votes.

826 same votes 0 different votes 826 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
47 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
47 Aye 59 No
57 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
57 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
35 Aye 99 No
47 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
47 Aye 59 No
57 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
57 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 647
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 647
1,149
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
597
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.7 % of votes cast
552
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 647
Appearances
44
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 647
301
+191.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 647
Contributions
759
+649.7 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 647

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
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Migration
136 of 152 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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