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Yvette Cooper vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Helen Whately voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,300 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,233 different votes 1,300 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
23 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
104 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 169 shared votes
66 Aye 103 No
24 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 13 No
Energy 5% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 12 No
Education 5% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 136 shared votes
37 Aye 99 No
26 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
855
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
638
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
1,122
+978.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API