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Yvette Cooper vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,363 shared comparable votes.

1,359 same votes 4 different votes 1,363 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
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
106 Aye 68 No
103 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
103 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 145 shared votes
39 Aye 106 No
63 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
63 Aye 58 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 14 No
Benefits 95% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
106 Aye 68 No
103 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
103 Aye 44 No
39 Aye 106 No
Migration 100% aligned 145 shared votes
39 Aye 106 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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