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Yvette Cooper vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 860 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 0 different votes 860 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
27 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
27 Aye 98 No
45 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
45 Aye 57 No
59 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
59 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
27 Aye 98 No
45 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
45 Aye 57 No
59 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
59 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 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 544 of 649
Participation
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
855
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
638
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
15
-67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 649
1,112
+969.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
17
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API