Compare

Yvette Cooper vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Kim Johnson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 793 shared comparable votes.

784 same votes 9 different votes 793 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
13 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
13 Aye 94 No
50 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 82% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
42 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 93 shared votes
40 Aye 53 No
13 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
13 Aye 94 No
50 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 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
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 650
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,178
1,687 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
598
50.8% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
580
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% 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
100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
1,172
+1017.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
109
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No 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
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to motion to insist on Amendment 151A and disagree with Lords Amendments 151E and 151F 25 Oct 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API