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Joe Robertson vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 144 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 136 different votes 144 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
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 544 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
855
57.3% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.7% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

163
+80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
76
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
289
+145.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Contributions
1,122
+978.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% 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
28 of 32 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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