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Yvette Cooper vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,159 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,112 different votes 1,159 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
20 Aye 6 No
Education 8% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
87 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 152 shared votes
66 Aye 86 No
26 Aye 10 No
Energy 6% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 125 shared votes
94 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
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 171 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
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