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Matt Bishop vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 0 different votes 125 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
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 650
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,387 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
861
57.3% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
641
42.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

34
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
79
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
45
-104.1 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Contributions
1,129
+979.9 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
6
2 registered categories
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

Trade
7 of 10 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Tax
78 of 113 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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