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Yvette Cooper vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 590 shared comparable votes.

590 same votes 0 different votes 590 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
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 95 shared votes
69 Aye 26 No
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 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
83.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
440
526 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
50.2 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
219
49.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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