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Sarah Sackman vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

146 same votes 0 different votes 146 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
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 2 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 2 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.1%
4% below average
Rank 444 of 650
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
415
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,387 eligible divisions
216
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
861
57.3% of votes cast
199
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
641
42.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

69
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Appearances
79
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
373
+223.9 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Contributions
1,129
+979.9 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£206,246
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£206,246
9% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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