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David Mundell vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,043 different votes 1,103 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
14 Aye 19 No
Energy 9% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
72 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
6 Aye 24 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 6% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
855
57.3% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.7% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

121
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
76
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Contributions
1,122
+978.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
201 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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