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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 732 shared comparable votes.

641 same votes 91 different votes 732 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
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
10 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 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

69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
588
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.5 % of votes cast
548
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
629
42.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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

£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
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
10
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
46 of 50 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Migration
120 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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