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Yvette Cooper vs Miatta Fahnbulleh

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 Miatta Fahnbulleh
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Lab Peckham

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Miatta Fahnbulleh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 1 different votes 149 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
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 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 547 of 650
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 650
1,516
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
631 eligible divisions
867
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
47.9% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
225
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
-1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Appearances
44
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
1,161
+996.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
153
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 240 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
£210,682
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£210,682
7% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
8
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 171 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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