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Matthew Patrick vs Yvette Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 3 different votes 177 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
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.9%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 650
521
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
254
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
57.2% of votes cast
267
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
9
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

42
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Appearances
92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
110
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API