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Jess Phillips vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,285 shared comparable votes.

1,285 same votes 0 different votes 1,285 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
108 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
38 Aye 100 No
64 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
64 Aye 69 No
87 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
87 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
38 Aye 100 No
64 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
64 Aye 69 No
87 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
87 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 434 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,667
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
954
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
713
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
218
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Contributions
1,172
+1017.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Transport
75 of 96 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
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
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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