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Yvette Cooper vs Maya Ellis

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 Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Maya Ellis voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 123 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 3 different votes 123 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
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 556 of 650
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
392
636 eligible divisions
869
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
182
46.4% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
210
53.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
51
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
56
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
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 171 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Tax
89 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
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