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Cat Smith vs Yvette Cooper

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,305 shared comparable votes.

1,302 same votes 3 different votes 1,305 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 68 No

Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes

105 Aye 68 No

35 Aye 105 No

Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes

35 Aye 105 No

88 Aye 37 No

Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes

88 Aye 37 No

53 Aye 67 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes

53 Aye 67 No

35 Aye 19 No

Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes

35 Aye 19 No

Most different by topic

25 Aye 17 No

Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes

25 Aye 17 No

21 Aye 30 No

Trade 98% aligned 51 shared votes

22 Aye 29 No

105 Aye 68 No

Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes

105 Aye 68 No

35 Aye 105 No

Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes

35 Aye 105 No

88 Aye 37 No

Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes

88 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

72.0%

same as average

Rank 382 of 650

Participation

62.8%

10% below average

Rank 547 of 650

1,732

2,405 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,510

2,405 eligible divisions

935

54.0% of votes cast

Aye votes

864

57.2% of votes cast

797

46.0% of votes cast

No votes

646

42.8% of votes cast

0.3% of votes cast

Against party

0.0% of votes cast

11 years, 5 months

Since 7 May 2015

Commons service

29 years, 5 months

Since 1 May 1997

Debates

-62.8 vs Commons average

Rank 587 of 650

Appearances

+4.2 vs Commons average

Rank 229 of 650

-123.6 vs Commons average

Rank 585 of 650

Contributions

1,172

+1017.4 vs Commons average

Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786

all imported IPSA years

Lifetime expenses

£2,905,570

all imported IPSA years

£260,697

15% above average

Latest expenses

£284,172

26% above average

1 registered category

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health

48 of 56 votes

Migration

149 of 171 votes

Migration

145 of 171 votes

Brexit / EU

177 of 212 votes

Brexit / EU

179 of 212 votes

Foreign Affairs

65 of 82 votes

Foreign Affairs

69 of 82 votes

Environment / Climate

38 of 49 votes

Democracy / Parliament

39 of 47 votes

Trade

71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently

No rebel

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025

Benefits

Aye

Aye rebel

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025

Benefits

No rebel

Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017

Trade

Aye

Where they voted the same

Aye

Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026

Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs

Aye

Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026

Transport

Aye

Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026