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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.


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,288 shared comparable votes.

1,285 same votes 3 different votes 1,288 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
106 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
106 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
46 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
46 Aye 64 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
106 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
46 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
46 Aye 64 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 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 547 of 650
Participation
68.4%
4% below average
Rank 452 of 650
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,646
2,405 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.8% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
728
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

93
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
71
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
1,172
+1017.4 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
343
+188.4 vs Commons average
Rank 52 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
£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
184 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API