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Yvette Cooper vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,235 shared comparable votes.

1,226 same votes 9 different votes 1,235 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
89 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
89 Aye 35 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 No
56 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
56 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 163 shared votes
96 Aye 67 No
34 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
89 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
89 Aye 35 No
37 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
37 Aye 84 No
56 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
56 Aye 58 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
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
1,510
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
57.2% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
683
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

88
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
1,148
+994.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
400
+246.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) 9 Jul 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
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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