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Yvette Cooper vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,412 shared comparable votes.

1,407 same votes 5 different votes 1,412 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
39 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
39 Aye 108 No
106 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
106 Aye 40 No
67 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
67 Aye 70 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
99 Aye 71 No
39 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
39 Aye 108 No
106 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
106 Aye 40 No
67 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
67 Aye 70 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 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
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
859
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 13 25 Oct 2023
No rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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