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Julia Buckley vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Julia Buckley
Julia Buckley
Lab Shrewsbury
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Julia Buckley and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 162 shared comparable votes.

161 same votes 1 different votes 162 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 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
6% above average
Rank 245 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
492
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
241
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
57.2% of votes cast
251
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
7
1.4% 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

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
34
-130.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
1,161
+996.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£246,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£246,317
9% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
3
2 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API