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Nadia Whittome vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Nadia Whittome and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 811 shared comparable votes.

792 same votes 19 different votes 811 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
61 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
61 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 76% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
36 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 90 shared votes
35 Aye 55 No
10 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 3 No
Energy 96% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 97 No
Migration 98% aligned 126 shared votes
27 Aye 99 No

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

Voting record

67.4%
5% below average
Rank 468 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,145
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
590
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
57.2% of votes cast
555
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
1,161
+996.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£284,746
26% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
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
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 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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