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Mr David Lammy vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,000 shared comparable votes.

990 same votes 10 different votes 1,000 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
77 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
77 Aye 27 No
43 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
43 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 5 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
100 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
103 Aye 67 No
77 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
77 Aye 27 No
43 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
43 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,160
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
751
+596.4 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
1,172
+1017.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
7
4 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

Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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