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Yvette Cooper vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,199 shared comparable votes.

1,199 same votes 0 different votes 1,199 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
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
96 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
52 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
27 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
96 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
96 Aye 37 No
52 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
25 Aye 88 No
27 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 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
65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
56.5 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
662
43.5 % 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
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
11
-49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
490
+381.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
44 of 59 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
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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