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Wendy Chamberlain vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 724 shared comparable votes.

637 same votes 87 different votes 724 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
16 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 59% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 69% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 70% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 13 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
43 Aye 18 No
Tax 82% aligned 61 shared votes
46 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 648
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
1,107
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
568
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.7 % of votes cast
539
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 648
Appearances
44
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
101
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Contributions
759
+651.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
46 of 50 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
47 of 54 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Migration
118 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 173 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Aye
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2 Apr 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Third Reading 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 288 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
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