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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 1,066 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,021 different votes 1,066 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
26 Aye 29 No
Trade 9% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 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
20 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 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

62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£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
3
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
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
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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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