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Nick Smith vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

1,249 same votes 2 different votes 1,251 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
86 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 135 shared votes
86 Aye 49 No
90 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
90 Aye 40 No
59 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
59 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
30 Aye 82 No
28 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 36 No
Trade 99% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
86 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 135 shared votes
86 Aye 49 No
90 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
90 Aye 40 No
59 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
59 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
30 Aye 82 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
646
42.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
125
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API