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Bridget Phillipson vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Bridget Phillipson and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,102 shared comparable votes.

1,099 same votes 3 different votes 1,102 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
106 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
50 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
50 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
50 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
50 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,406 eligible divisions
810
60.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
540
40.0% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

81
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
88
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
518
+360.4 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 650
Contributions
1,137
+979.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£276,480
22% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
13
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
176 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Trade
66 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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