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Yvette Cooper vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,176 shared comparable votes.

1,175 same votes 1 different votes 1,176 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
105 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
105 Aye 57 No
96 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
96 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
31 Aye 89 No
47 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
47 Aye 61 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
105 Aye 57 No
96 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
96 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
31 Aye 89 No
47 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
47 Aye 61 No
28 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,510
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

93
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Appearances
81
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
1,172
+1016.0 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
131
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
168 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
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
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API