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Pete Wishart vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Pete Wishart and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

884 same votes 49 different votes 933 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
19 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 13 No
Energy 72% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 14 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 95% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 649
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
714
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.5 % of votes cast
571
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
629
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Contributions
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£294,385
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
6
2 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
195 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
147 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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