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Yvette Cooper vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,164 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,123 different votes 1,164 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
30 Aye 12 No
Energy 7% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
49 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 114 shared votes
66 Aye 48 No
96 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 160 shared votes
66 Aye 94 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 139 shared votes
38 Aye 101 No
27 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 121 shared votes
94 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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