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Chris Bryant vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

1,214 same votes 3 different votes 1,217 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
96 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
51 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
51 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
102 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 168 shared votes
104 Aye 64 No
96 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
51 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
51 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,567
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,374 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
853
57.2% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

82
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
Appearances
73
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
434
+293.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Contributions
1,081
+940.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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