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Tony Vaughan vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

152 same votes 0 different votes 152 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
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 2 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 2 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% 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

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
483
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,387 eligible divisions
244
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
861
57.3% of votes cast
239
49.5% 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

52
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
79
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
93
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2% above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
9
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Migration
11 of 13 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
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
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
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