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Ed Davey vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 935 shared comparable votes.

845 same votes 90 different votes 935 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
88 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
88 Aye 61 No
29 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 61% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 67% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 74% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 13 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
699
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.7 % of votes cast
554
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.3 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
Appearances
44
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648
Contributions
759
+651.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
170 of 188 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 14 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Third Reading 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 288 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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