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Yvette Cooper vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Jo Platt voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 507 shared comparable votes.

505 same votes 2 different votes 507 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
44 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
74 Aye 40 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 114 shared votes
75 Aye 39 No
44 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
44 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 650
1,510
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
620 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
29
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
1,161
+999.0 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
48
-114.0 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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