Voting Record — Yvette Cooper MP, Pontefract and Castleford (10131)
Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).
| Constituency | From | To | Party | Rebellions (explain...) | Attendance (explain...) | Teller |
| Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 6 May 2010 | still in office | Lab | 0 votes out of 475, 0.0% | 475 votes out of 782, 60.7% | 0 times |
| Pontefract and Castleford | 5 May 2005 | 12 Apr 2010 | Lab | 9 votes out of 961, 0.9% | 961 votes out of 1288, 74.6% | 0 times |
| Pontefract and Castleford | 7 Jun 2001 | 11 Apr 2005 | Lab | 2 votes out of 638, 0.3% | 638 votes out of 1246, 51.2% | 0 times |
| Pontefract and Castleford | 1 May 1997 | 14 May 2001 | Lab | 3 votes out of 771, 0.4% | 771 votes out of 1273, 60.6% | 0 times |
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Interesting Votes
Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
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| House | Date | Subject | Yvette Cooper | Lab Vote | Rôle | |
| no rebellions, never teller | ||||||
| 11 May 2010 | Stopped being Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions | |||||
| House | Date | Subject | Yvette Cooper | Lab Vote | Rôle | |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Stopped being Chief Secretary, HM Treasury | |||||
| 10 Jun 2009 | Became Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions | |||||
| Commons | 2 Mar 2009 | Political Parties and Elections Bill — Candidate for MP becoming own election agent does not disclose home address | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 2 Mar 2009 | Political Parties and Elections Bill — Home address form must be correct | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 2 Mar 2009 | Political Parties and Elections Bill — Parliamentary candidates can keep their home addresses secret | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 3 Jul 2008 | MPs' allowances — External audits and no more furniture — rejected | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| 25 Jan 2008 | Became Chief Secretary, HM Treasury | |||||
| 25 Jan 2008 | Stopped being Minister of State (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government | |||||
| 28 Jun 2007 | Became Minister of State (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government | |||||
| 28 Jun 2007 | Stopped being Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government | |||||
| Commons | 7 Mar 2007 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| Commons | 7 Mar 2007 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) | Majority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 7 Mar 2007 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 7 Mar 2007 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 1 Nov 2006 | September Sittings | minority | no | Rebel | |
| 8 May 2006 | Stopped being Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| 8 May 2006 | Became Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government | |||||
| 17 Jun 2005 | Became Minister of State (Housing and Planning), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| 17 Jun 2005 | Stopped being Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| 11 May 2005 | Became Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| 11 May 2005 | Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| House | Date | Subject | Ms Yvette Cooper | Lab Vote | Rôle | |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister | |||||
| 13 Jun 2003 | Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department | |||||
| Commons | 4 Feb 2003 | House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected | minority | no | Rebel | |
| 29 May 2002 | Became Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department | |||||
| 29 May 2002 | Stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health | |||||
| 29 May 2002 | Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary (Public Health), Department of Health | |||||
| Commons | 5 Jul 2001 | Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution) | minority | aye | Rebel | |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Became Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health | |||||
| House | Date | Subject | Ms Yvette Cooper | Lab Vote | Rôle | |
| Commons | 23 Oct 2000 | Election of Speaker | minority | no | Rebel | |
| Commons | 23 Oct 2000 | Election of Speaker | minority | no | Rebel | |
| 11 Oct 1999 | Became Parliamentary Secretary (Public Health), Department of Health | |||||
| Commons | 10 Dec 1997 | Doctor Assisted Dying | minority | no | Rebel | |
Policy Comparisons
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.
Possible Friends (more...)
Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.
| Agreement | Name | Constituency | Party |
| 99.2% | Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab |
| 98.4% | Gordon Brown | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Lab |
| 97.2% | David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab |
| 96.0% | Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab |
| 95.9% | Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab |