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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 1,219 shared comparable votes.

1,218 same votes 1 different votes 1,219 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
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 No
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 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
50 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 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 543 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 488 of 649
1,491
2,374 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,374 eligible divisions
853
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.7% of votes cast
638
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% 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
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

73
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
42
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
1,081
+940.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
47
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 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
£2,854,227
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 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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