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Yvette Cooper vs Sir Stephen Timms

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,390 shared comparable votes.

1,385 same votes 5 different votes 1,390 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
104 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
104 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
38 Aye 108 No
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
63 Aye 73 No
30 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
103 Aye 72 No
104 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
104 Aye 47 No
38 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
38 Aye 108 No
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
63 Aye 73 No
30 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
851
57.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
629
42.5 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
Contributions
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API