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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.


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,169 shared comparable votes.

1,168 same votes 1 different votes 1,169 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
104 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
104 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
25 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
104 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
25 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 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 544 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
855
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
638
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
1,112
+969.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
131
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649

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
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API