Compare

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 1,218 shared comparable votes.

1,218 same votes 0 different votes 1,218 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 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
96 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
52 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
96 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
52 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 502 of 649
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,564
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,374 eligible divisions
877
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
853
57.2% of votes cast
687
43.9% 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
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

6
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
Appearances
73
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
34
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
Contributions
1,081
+940.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649

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
14
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
67 of 77 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Defence
51 of 71 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API