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Tom Gordon vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Tom Gordon and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 121 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 92 different votes 121 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
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Defence 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 18% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 8 No
Tax 19% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
387
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
209
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.5 % of votes cast
178
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
629
42.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

177
+99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
Appearances
71
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
255
+116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
1,119
+980.5 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£217,333
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£217,333
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
3
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 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 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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