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Yvette Cooper vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,378 shared comparable votes.

1,352 same votes 26 different votes 1,378 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
105 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
105 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
105 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 12 No
Energy 93% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 11 No
Education 96% aligned 45 shared votes
34 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
52 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 121 shared votes
50 Aye 71 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 547 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
867
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
1,161
+996.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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