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Yvette Cooper vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,213 shared comparable votes.

1,204 same votes 9 different votes 1,213 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
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
101 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
101 Aye 41 No
46 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
46 Aye 56 No
24 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
24 Aye 75 No
28 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 92% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 98% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
93 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
93 Aye 67 No
101 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
101 Aye 41 No
46 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
46 Aye 56 No

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

Voting record

62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

88
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
1,148
+994.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
91
-62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 387 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API