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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,271 shared comparable votes.

1,257 same votes 14 different votes 1,271 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
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
93 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
93 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
28 Aye 94 No
44 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
44 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 86% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
107 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
93 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
93 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

69.6%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,675
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
891
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
784
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

11
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Appearances
83
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
13
-139.2 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
1,124
+971.8 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 81 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 81 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Education
77 of 96 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
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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