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Yvette Cooper vs Helen Morgan

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 Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Helen Morgan voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 501 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 103 different votes 501 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
13 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 76 No
Migration 97% aligned 94 shared votes
21 Aye 73 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 59% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 4 No
Education 65% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 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 546 of 650
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 288 of 650
1,474
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
910
1,197 eligible divisions
848
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
469
51.5 % of votes cast
626
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
441
48.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 16 Dec 2021

Debates

64
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
140
+69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
1,065
+939.0 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
203
+77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£902,167
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£304,868
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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 169 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
40 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Education
54 of 63 votes
Trade
66 of 89 votes
#5
Housing
42 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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