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Yvette Cooper vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 97 shared comparable votes.

97 same votes 0 different votes 97 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 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,502
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
861
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
641
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
1,100
+951.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
224
+75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API