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Rachel Reeves vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,053 shared comparable votes.

1,053 same votes 0 different votes 1,053 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
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
92 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
92 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
23 Aye 89 No
42 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
42 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
92 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
92 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
23 Aye 89 No
42 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 98 shared votes
42 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

50.8 %
22 % below average
Rank 620 of 648
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
1,174
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
674
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.7 % of votes cast
500
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Appearances
44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
533
+424.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 648
Contributions
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
166 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 169 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Trade
56 of 88 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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