Member of Parliament

Yvette Cooper

Lab Labour Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley ID 420

Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency Constituency

Overview Votes Expenses Activity EDMs Alignment History Interests

Yvette has voted in 62.7 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,480 of 2,361 eligible divisions (62.7 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1480

Total votes

851

Aye

629

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 851 / Noes 629

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
New Clause 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	7 Jan 2020	Aye
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme Motion Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	20 Dec 2019	No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	20 Dec 2019	No
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading	29 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Committee: Clause 1 Amdt 2	29 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House): Stella Creasy's Amdt Transport	29 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: motion for an humble Address	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Jeremy Corbyn's amendment (g)	24 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: the NHS - Jeremy Corbyn's Amdt (f) NHS / Health	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 Brexit / EU	23 Oct 2019	No
Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	No
Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	No
Programme: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	22 Oct 2019	No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	22 Oct 2019	No
Mr Letwin's Amendment (a) to the Government's motion on section 1(1)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No.2) Act 2019 and section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Brexit / EU	19 Oct 2019	Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Migration 149/171 (87 %)

Foreign Affairs 58/69 (84 %)

Brexit / EU 176/211 (83 %)

Environment / Climate 37/48 (77 %)

Trade 68/91 (75 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 4/10 (40 %)

Digital / Online Safety 26/60 (43 %)

Devolution / Local Government 30/66 (45 %)

Tax 156/321 (49 %)

Education 50/96 (52 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Yvette Cooper voted in?

Yvette Cooper has recorded votes in 1,480 of 2,361 eligible Commons divisions (62.7 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Yvette Cooper voted against their party?

Yvette Cooper has voted against the party majority 0 times in the imported division data. Source