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Yvette Cooper vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Christine Jardine voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 997 shared comparable votes.

917 same votes 80 different votes 997 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
86 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
86 Aye 67 No
28 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 53% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 3 No
Education 77% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 14 No
Defence 78% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 13 No
Benefits 81% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 5 No
Energy 85% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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