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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 629 shared comparable votes.

629 same votes 0 different votes 629 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
70 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 96 shared votes
70 Aye 26 No
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 96 shared votes
70 Aye 26 No
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 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
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,510
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
7
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
1,161
+999.0 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
7
-155.0 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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