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Matt Western vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,116 shared comparable votes.

1,115 same votes 1 different votes 1,116 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
91 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
91 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
37 Aye 100 No
86 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
86 Aye 29 No
58 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
58 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
91 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
37 Aye 100 No
86 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
86 Aye 29 No
58 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
58 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 647
Participation
63.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 541 of 647
1,539
2,069 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,470
2,324 eligible divisions
864
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.6 % of votes cast
675
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
623
42.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

64
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 647
Appearances
48
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 647
71
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 647
Contributions
935
+819.5 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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