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Yvette Cooper vs Ben Goldsborough

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


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 189 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 4 different votes 189 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
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 3 No
Tax 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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 545 of 650
Participation
84.9%
13% above average
Rank 96 of 650
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
636 eligible divisions
869
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
49.1% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
275
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
160
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API