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Ruth Cadbury vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,336 shared comparable votes.

1,331 same votes 5 different votes 1,336 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
104 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
104 Aye 46 No
38 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
38 Aye 91 No
51 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
51 Aye 72 No
35 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
33 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
99 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 169 shared votes
101 Aye 68 No
104 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
104 Aye 46 No
38 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
38 Aye 91 No
51 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
51 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
Participation
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
1,802
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
864
57.2% of votes cast
802
44.5% 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
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
Appearances
93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
81
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
181 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
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
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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