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Yvette Cooper vs Mrs Sharon Hodgson

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 Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Mrs Sharon Hodgson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,282 shared comparable votes.

1,282 same votes 0 different votes 1,282 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
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
39 Aye 105 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
60 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
60 Aye 48 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
100 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
100 Aye 66 No
39 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 144 shared votes
39 Aye 105 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
60 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
60 Aye 48 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 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
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 384 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,667
2,312 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
938
56.3 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
729
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
28
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
40
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 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
£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,668
25 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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