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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 1,248 shared comparable votes.

1,247 same votes 1 different votes 1,248 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
44 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
44 Aye 66 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
44 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
44 Aye 66 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 547 of 650
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,543
2,405 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
878
56.9% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
665
43.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
1,172
+1017.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
483
+328.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£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
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API