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Yvette Cooper vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,349 shared comparable votes.

1,332 same votes 17 different votes 1,349 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
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
107 Aye 64 No
34 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
34 Aye 99 No
89 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
89 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 15 No
Benefits 86% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 11 No
Energy 98% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
63 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 133 shared votes
62 Aye 71 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
76.9%
5% above average
Rank 266 of 650
1,507
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,847
2,401 eligible divisions
861
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
55.0% of votes cast
646
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
831
45.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
1,100
+948.8 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
61
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 76 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
68 of 76 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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