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Tim Farron vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

941 same votes 102 different votes 1,043 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
21 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 80% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
48 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 105 shared votes
50 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 6 No
Energy 87% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.5 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
629
42.5 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
24
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 14 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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