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
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 15 (Grieve) Foreign Affairs	9 Jul 2019	Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 6 (J Lewis) Foreign Affairs	9 Jul 2019	No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy) Foreign Affairs	9 Jul 2019	Aye
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 1 (McGinn) Foreign Affairs	9 Jul 2019	Aye
Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019 (SI 2019 No. 958) Energy Tax	25 Jun 2019	No
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 4	19 Jun 2019	Aye
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1	19 Jun 2019	Aye
Business of the House (United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union) Transport	12 Jun 2019	Aye
draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2019 Crime / Justice	5 Jun 2019	No
Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019, No. 855) Foreign Affairs	15 May 2019	No
Health - Opposition day motion	14 May 2019	Aye
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 Brexit / EU	9 Apr 2019	Aye
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill Proposed Brexit / EU	8 Apr 2019	Aye
Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill Proposed Brexit / EU	8 Apr 2019	No
Motion to agree to Lords Amendments 2 and 3 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill Proposed Brexit / EU	8 Apr 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