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Emma Lewell vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,279 shared comparable votes.

1,257 same votes 22 different votes 1,279 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
95 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
29 Aye 95 No
55 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
55 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 13 No
Energy 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
99 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
95 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
950
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
57.2% of votes cast
763
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
36
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
1,161
+996.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Transport
84 of 98 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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