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Yvette Cooper vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

168 same votes 6 different votes 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
17 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 40% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
12 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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 545 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
869
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
71
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
1,159
+989.8 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
116
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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