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Yvette Cooper vs Tim Farron

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


Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and Tim Farron voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,050 shared comparable votes.

943 same votes 107 different votes 1,050 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
21 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
97 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 80% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
50 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 105 shared votes
48 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 8 No
Energy 87% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 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 544 of 649
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 548 of 649
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,489
2,376 eligible divisions
855
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
54.7% of votes cast
638
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
674
45.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

77
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
Appearances
156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
1,127
+981.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 649
Contributions
178
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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
58 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API