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Yvette Cooper vs Mike Reader

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


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Mike Reader voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 162 shared comparable votes.

158 same votes 4 different votes 162 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
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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 545 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
869
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% 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
80
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
115
-51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 347 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API