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Esther McVey vs Daisy Cooper

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 704 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 523 different votes 704 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
9 Aye 11 No
Education 75% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 27 shared votes
2 Aye 25 No
2 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
31 Aye 59 No
Tax 51% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
9 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 8 No
Trade 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
57 Aye 13 No
Migration 3% aligned 70 shared votes
11 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
624
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.8 % of votes cast
740
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
573
48.2 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
145
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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