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Yvette Cooper vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 617 shared comparable votes.

617 same votes 0 different votes 617 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
28 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
28 Aye 76 No
45 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
38 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
28 Aye 76 No
45 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
45 Aye 42 No
38 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
Participation
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
554
52.2 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
507
47.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
4
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 169 votes
#1
Defence
39 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Education
62 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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