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Yvette Cooper vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,231 shared comparable votes.

1,230 same votes 1 different votes 1,231 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
107 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
107 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
94 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
94 Aye 36 No
51 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
51 Aye 62 No
28 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
107 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 169 shared votes
107 Aye 62 No
37 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
94 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
94 Aye 36 No
51 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
51 Aye 62 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

93
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
48
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
1,172
+1015.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
52
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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