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Jake Richards vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

146 same votes 0 different votes 146 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
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 650
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
432
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,387 eligible divisions
222
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
861
57.3% of votes cast
210
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
641
42.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

70
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
79
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
275
+125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
1,129
+979.9 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API