Yvette Cooper, elected to her seat in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in July 2024, is the 13th longest-serving MP in the current parliament, having been first elected in May 1997, and ranks 5th for service length among Labour (Co-op) MPs. As Foreign Secretary, her low voting participation of 30 percent is conventional for a minister in her position, though she has made 1,495 debate contributions across 99 debates, ranking 308th overall in debate activity and 7th among MPs elected in 1997. Her debate contributions have focused on Foreign Affairs & Defence, International Development, and Policing & Crime, while her votes have concentrated on Employment & Workers Rights, Justice & Law, and Parliamentary Procedure.

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