Yvette Cooper

Yvette Cooper

Constituency: Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper is the Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She currently holds the Government post of Foreign Secretary.

Voting attendance record for Yvette Cooper

LAST 10 DIVISIONS

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

25 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas

Energy & Utilities Environment & Climate

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

Employment & Workers Rights Justice & Law

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Education & Skills Taxation

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16

Education & Skills Child Welfare & Safeguarding

09 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17

Education & Skills Child Welfare & Safeguarding

09 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment

Electoral Reform Parliamentary Procedure

02 Mar 2026

✗ No

VOTES BY CATEGORY

Employment & Workers Rights 34
Justice & Law 27
Parliamentary Procedure 23
Energy & Utilities 17
Taxation 17
Local Government 14
Housing & Planning 14
Policing & Crime 12
Welfare & Benefits 12
Trade & Industry 12
Other / Procedural 11
Environment & Climate 10
Education & Skills 9
Devolution 8
Immigration & Asylum 8
Child Welfare & Safeguarding 7
Foreign Affairs & Defence 6
Economy & Finance 5
Media & Culture 3
Digital & AI 2
NHS & Health 2
Pensions 2
Food & Agriculture 1
Mental Health 1
Electoral Reform 1

LEAST POPULAR DIVISIONS VOTED IN

Low-participation divisions where Yvette Cooper voted

Opposition day: Access to primary healthcare

NHS & Health

16 Oct 2024

✗ No

110 MPs voted

King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k)

Other / Procedural

23 Jul 2024

✗ No

126 MPs voted

Great British Energy Bill Report Stage: Amendment 4

Energy & Utilities Trade & Industry

29 Oct 2024

✗ No

128 MPs voted

King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d)

Other / Procedural

23 Jul 2024

✗ No

128 MPs voted

Great British Energy Bill Report Stage: Amendment 8

Energy & Utilities Parliamentary Procedure

29 Oct 2024

✗ No

134 MPs voted

MOST POPULAR DIVISIONS NOT VOTED IN

High-participation divisions where Yvette Cooper did not vote

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading

03 Feb 2026 561 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25

13 Jan 2026 536 MPs voted

Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)

02 Dec 2025 535 MPs voted

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

20 Jan 2026 533 MPs voted

Opposition Day: Welfare

15 Jul 2025 532 MPs voted