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Richard Burgon vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,413 shared comparable votes.

1,387 same votes 26 different votes 1,413 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
108 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 No
108 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
108 Aye 43 No
36 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
36 Aye 104 No
34 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 15 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 47 shared votes
34 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 17 No
Energy 96% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
65 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 133 shared votes
67 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
57.2% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 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
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
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
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