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Wera Hobhouse vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Wera Hobhouse and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,093 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 99 different votes 1,093 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
86 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
86 Aye 65 No
35 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 68% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 12 No
Benefits 74% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 81% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 82% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
837
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.5 % of votes cast
708
45.8 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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

£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£306,189
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
12
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Trade
70 of 87 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
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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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
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