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Yvette Cooper vs Alison McGovern

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


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,284 shared comparable votes.

1,283 same votes 1 different votes 1,284 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
98 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
98 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
39 Aye 99 No
60 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
60 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
100 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 163 shared votes
99 Aye 64 No
98 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
98 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
39 Aye 99 No
60 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
60 Aye 66 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.6 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
733
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API