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Josh Newbury vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 3 different votes 184 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
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 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

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 650
537
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
283
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
57.2% of votes cast
254
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

170
+74.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
201
+34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Contributions
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API