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Mr Jonathan Brash vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Mr Jonathan Brash
Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Mr Jonathan Brash and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

168 same votes 4 different votes 172 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
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 650
467
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
220
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
57.2% of votes cast
247
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
7
1.5% 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

183
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Appearances
92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
221
+54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 142 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

£171,030
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£171,030
24% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
2
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Transport
28 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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