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Luke Myer vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Luke Myer
Luke Myer
Lab Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Luke Myer and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 0 different votes 148 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
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

87.6 %
15 % above average
Rank 55 of 650
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 650
493
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,349 eligible divisions
245
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
848
57.5 % of votes cast
248
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
626
42.5 % of votes cast
7
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Appearances
64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
109
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Contributions
1,065
+939.2 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£206,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£206,085
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
2
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API