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Yvette Cooper vs Dave Doogan

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 Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Dave Doogan voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 555 shared comparable votes.

518 same votes 37 different votes 555 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
19 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 65% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 4 No
Energy 71% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
46 Aye 13 No
Tax 85% aligned 59 shared votes
43 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 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
48.4 %
24 % below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
795
1,643 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
431
54.2 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
364
45.8 % 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
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
148
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
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 171 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
121 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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