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Mary Kelly Foy vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 747 shared comparable votes.

733 same votes 14 different votes 747 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
34 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
34 Aye 81 No
49 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
49 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 81% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 92 shared votes
33 Aye 59 No
34 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
34 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
57.2% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
1,161
+996.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
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