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Yvette Cooper vs Ian Roome

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 Ian Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Ian Roome voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 103 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 76 different votes 103 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 86% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 1 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Education 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
Participation
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
1,119
+980.5 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
Contributions
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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) 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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