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Yvette Cooper vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,268 shared comparable votes.

1,266 same votes 2 different votes 1,268 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
105 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
38 Aye 101 No
97 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
97 Aye 39 No
45 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
45 Aye 61 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
105 Aye 69 No
38 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
38 Aye 101 No
97 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
97 Aye 39 No
45 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
45 Aye 61 No
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 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 543 of 649
Participation
68.1%
5% below average
Rank 463 of 649
1,490
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,615
2,372 eligible divisions
852
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
905
56.0% of votes cast
638
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
14 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

71
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
58
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
1,049
+908.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
330
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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