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Yvette Cooper vs Richard Baker

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


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Richard Baker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 167 shared comparable votes.

164 same votes 3 different votes 167 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
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
869
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% 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
89
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
109
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API