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Yvette Cooper vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,329 shared comparable votes.

1,329 same votes 0 different votes 1,329 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
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
107 Aye 67 No
38 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
38 Aye 108 No
95 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
95 Aye 42 No
59 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
59 Aye 56 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 174 shared votes
107 Aye 67 No
38 Aye 108 No
Migration 100% aligned 146 shared votes
38 Aye 108 No
95 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
95 Aye 42 No
59 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
59 Aye 56 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 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
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,312 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
56.8 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
756
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
300
+191.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Defence
51 of 59 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 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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