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Linsey Farnsworth vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

146 same votes 0 different votes 146 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 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 43 of 647
Participation
63.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 541 of 647
477
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,470
2,323 eligible divisions
253
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.6 % of votes cast
224
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
623
42.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 647
Appearances
47
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 647
117
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Contributions
891
+777.2 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
2
1 registered category
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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