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Karin Smyth vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,287 shared comparable votes.

1,287 same votes 0 different votes 1,287 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 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
103 Aye 66 No
98 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
98 Aye 46 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
28 Aye 82 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
103 Aye 66 No
98 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
98 Aye 46 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
56 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
28 Aye 82 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,720
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,490
2,372 eligible divisions
959
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
57.2% of votes cast
761
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

107
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
71
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
409
+268.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API