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Yvette Cooper vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,058 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,013 different votes 1,058 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
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 10% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 168 shared votes
60 Aye 108 No
17 Aye 11 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 126 shared votes
34 Aye 92 No
26 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 9 No
Benefits 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 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
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

44
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Appearances
95
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 648
759
+651.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
266
+158.1 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
Aye
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021, No 97) 10 Feb 2021
Aye
No
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No
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