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Yvette Cooper vs Josh Babarinde

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 Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde
LD Eastbourne

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Josh Babarinde voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 123 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 95 different votes 123 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 89% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 38% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Education 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 430 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
575 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
53.1 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
189
46.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
119
+41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
1,119
+980.5 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
Contributions
136
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 206 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
£181,159
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,159
20 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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