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Yvette Cooper vs Liz Kendall

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,240 shared comparable votes.

1,239 same votes 1 different votes 1,240 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
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
98 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
98 Aye 43 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
43 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
43 Aye 63 No
32 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
107 Aye 65 No
98 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
98 Aye 43 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
43 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
43 Aye 63 No
32 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 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 543 of 649
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
1,490
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,526
2,372 eligible divisions
852
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
872
57.1% of votes cast
638
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
654
42.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

71
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Appearances
39
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
1,049
+909.3 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
543
+403.3 vs Commons average
Rank 17 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API