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Chris Elmore vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

1,334 same votes 0 different votes 1,334 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 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
38 Aye 106 No
95 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
95 Aye 41 No
54 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
54 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
38 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
38 Aye 106 No
95 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
95 Aye 41 No
54 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
54 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
7% above average
Rank 232 of 649
Participation
62.8%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 649
1,812
2,317 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,486
2,368 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.3% of votes cast
817
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
634
42.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
10 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

40
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Appearances
70
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
233
+93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
Contributions
1,048
+908.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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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