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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 836 shared comparable votes.

836 same votes 0 different votes 836 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
18 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 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
18 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
Participation
77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
51.9 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
594
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
26
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 648

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
4
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 169 votes
#1
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Education
63 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Energy
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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