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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 126 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 97 different votes 126 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
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 38% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 7 No
Tax 23% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Education 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 18% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 544 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
855
57.3% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.7% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

169
+84.2 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Appearances
78
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
200
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Contributions
1,128
+980.3 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
3
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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