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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 23% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 121 different votes 157 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

62.8%
10% below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
590 eligible divisions
855
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
54.4% of votes cast
638
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
204
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
123
+38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
1,128
+980.3 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
150
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
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 112 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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