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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 1,152 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,105 different votes 1,152 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
27 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 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
85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,752
2,057 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
49.1 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
892
50.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
36
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£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
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
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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