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Alicia Kearns vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 682 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 639 different votes 682 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
3 Aye 15 No
Energy 11% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 16 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 27 No
Migration 6% aligned 65 shared votes
23 Aye 42 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
575
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
855
57.3% of votes cast
584
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.7% of votes cast
27
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

127
+44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
Appearances
76
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
182
+38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
Contributions
1,122
+978.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
13
3 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Housing
44 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2024
No
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