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Yvette Cooper vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Bob Blackman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,339 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,281 different votes 1,339 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
24 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 8% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 12 No
Energy 7% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 15 No
Housing 7% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 140 shared votes
42 Aye 98 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 50 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,072
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
46.9 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,100
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % 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
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
173
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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