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Yvette Cooper vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 887 shared comparable votes.

879 same votes 8 different votes 887 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
27 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
27 Aye 96 No
54 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
54 Aye 58 No
57 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
57 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 83% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 4 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
27 Aye 96 No
54 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
54 Aye 58 No
57 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
57 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
1,172
+1017.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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