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Jim McMahon vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,278 shared comparable votes.

1,276 same votes 2 different votes 1,278 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
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
102 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
102 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
30 Aye 101 No
55 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
55 Aye 57 No
25 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
103 Aye 61 No
102 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
102 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
30 Aye 101 No
55 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
55 Aye 57 No
25 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 383 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,703
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,490
2,372 eligible divisions
952
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.2% of votes cast
751
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.8% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

85
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
71
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
118
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Contributions
1,049
+908.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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