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Yvette Cooper vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Kate Osborne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 760 shared comparable votes.

750 same votes 10 different votes 760 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
30 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
30 Aye 97 No
40 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
54 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
54 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 3 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
30 Aye 97 No
40 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
54 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
54 Aye 15 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
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,079
1,687 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
552
51.2% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
527
48.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
8
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
1,172
+1017.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
9
-145.6 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
No 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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