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Yvette Cooper vs Paul Waugh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Paul Waugh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 3 different votes 180 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
18 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 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 545 of 650
Participation
86.9%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
553
636 eligible divisions
869
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
50.1% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
276
49.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
124
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 650
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
161
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 224 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API