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Yvette Cooper vs Robin Swann

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 Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Robin Swann voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 113 different votes 148 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
6 Aye 1 No
Housing 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 42% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 36% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 32% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 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 546 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
575 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
54.3 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
200
45.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
1,119
+980.5 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
Contributions
144
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
96 of 111 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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