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Andrew Pakes vs Yvette Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 170 shared comparable votes.

166 same votes 4 different votes 170 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
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 650
449
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
214
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
57.2% of votes cast
235
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
13
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
105
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£183,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API