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Kirsty Blackman vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 942 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 49 different votes 942 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
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 12 No
Energy 72% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 14 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 91% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
755
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.5 % of votes cast
569
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
629
42.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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