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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Yvette Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 167 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 4 different votes 167 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
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 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

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 650
456
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
237
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
57.2% of votes cast
219
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
14
3.1% 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

82
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
163
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
3
3 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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Benefits
27 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

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