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Voting Record — Yvette Cooper MP, Pontefract and Castleford (10131)
Yvette Cooper is currently The Secretary of State for the Home Department,
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 |
| Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley |
5 Jul 2024 |
still in office |
Lab |
0 votes out of 57, 0.0% |
57 votes out of 206, 27.7% |
0 times |
| Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
13 Dec 2019 |
30 May 2024 |
Lab |
0 votes out of 779, 0.0% |
779 votes out of 1069, 72.9% |
0 times |
| Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
9 Jun 2017 |
6 Nov 2019 |
Lab |
0 votes out of 359, 0.0% |
359 votes out of 463, 77.5% |
0 times |
| Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
8 May 2015 |
3 May 2017 |
Lab |
2 votes out of 296, 0.7% |
296 votes out of 467, 63.4% |
0 times |
| Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
6 May 2010 |
30 Mar 2015 |
Lab |
0 votes out of 791, 0.0% |
791 votes out of 1239, 63.8% |
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 |
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).
See also all votes... attended | possible
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their
voting record.
| Agreement | Policy |
| 26% |
A stricter immigration system |
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