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Chris McDonald vs Yvette Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 4 different votes 174 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
18 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 650
492
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
243
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
57.2% of votes cast
249
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
12
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
414
+247.6 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API