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Yvette Cooper vs Cat Smith

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


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,291 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 3 different votes 1,291 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
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
35 Aye 105 No
88 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
88 Aye 37 No
53 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
53 Aye 67 No
34 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 17 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
104 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
104 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 140 shared votes
35 Aye 105 No
88 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
88 Aye 37 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % 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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API