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Yvette Cooper vs Dan Jarvis

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 Dan Jarvis
Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Dan Jarvis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

1,171 same votes 3 different votes 1,174 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
78 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
78 Aye 42 No
38 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
38 Aye 70 No
43 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
43 Aye 50 No
26 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 154 shared votes
95 Aye 59 No
78 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
78 Aye 42 No
38 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
38 Aye 70 No
43 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
43 Aye 50 No

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

Voting record

63.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 541 of 647
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 647
1,470
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,445
2,323 eligible divisions
847
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
825
57.1 % of votes cast
623
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
15 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2011

Debates

47
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 647
Appearances
77
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 647
891
+777.4 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 647
Contributions
586
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,947
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Housing
54 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 211 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
62 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading 17 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 17 Nov 2025
Environment / Climate
No
No
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 17 Nov 2025
Environment / Climate
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API