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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Yvette Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 989 shared comparable votes.

980 same votes 9 different votes 989 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
93 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
93 Aye 50 No
70 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
70 Aye 32 No
51 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
51 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
93 Aye 50 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
93 Aye 50 No
70 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
70 Aye 32 No
51 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
51 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

55.1%
17% below average
Rank 604 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,326
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
750
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
576
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
Appearances
93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
38
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
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
147 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Transport
64 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Education
64 of 96 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API