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Yvette Cooper vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
17 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
17 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
17 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 649
1,475
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
718
977 eligible divisions
849
57.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
354
49.3 % of votes cast
626
42.4 % of votes cast
No votes
364
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

72
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
1,145
+1011.6 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
Contributions
273
+139.6 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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 169 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
18 of 21 votes
Trade
66 of 89 votes
#5
Migration
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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