Compare

Yvette Cooper vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

161 same votes 0 different votes 161 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
8 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 219 of 650
1,502
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
601 eligible divisions
861
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
52.5% of votes cast
641
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
226
47.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
61
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
1,129
+979.9 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
71
-78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Migration
149 of 171 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Work / Employment
38 of 42 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API