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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 1,081 shared comparable votes.

1,079 same votes 2 different votes 1,081 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
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
49 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
49 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

56.0 %
17 % below average
Rank 600 of 647
Participation
63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 541 of 647
1,304
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,470
2,328 eligible divisions
784
60.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.6 % of votes cast
520
39.9 % of votes cast
No votes
623
42.4 % of votes cast
5
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

50
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 647
Appearances
53
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647
470
+353.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 647
Contributions
957
+840.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 647

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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Trade
60 of 88 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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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