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Yvette Cooper vs Sojan Joseph

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


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

179 same votes 4 different votes 183 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
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 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 545 of 650
Participation
89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
571
636 eligible divisions
869
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
49.6% of votes cast
649
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
288
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
73
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
87
-79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 438 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
8
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 171 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API