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Lucy Powell vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,237 shared comparable votes.

1,237 same votes 0 different votes 1,237 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
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
96 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
53 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
53 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
96 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
53 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
53 Aye 65 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 499 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,589
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
889
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
700
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

24
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
93
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
223
+66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
Contributions
1,172
+1015.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
13
5 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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