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Alex Norris vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,185 shared comparable votes.

1,185 same votes 0 different votes 1,185 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
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
37 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
37 Aye 99 No
87 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
87 Aye 33 No
55 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
55 Aye 57 No
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
37 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
37 Aye 99 No
87 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
87 Aye 33 No
55 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
55 Aye 57 No
37 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 648
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
1,545
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
872
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.7 % of votes cast
673
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

32
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 648
Appearances
44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
168
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 648
Contributions
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
3
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
142 of 161 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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