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Andrew Cooper vs Alistair Strathern

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 501 shared comparable votes.

501 same votes 0 different votes 501 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
58 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
58 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
58 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

91.6%
19% above average
Rank 10 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
568
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
626
789 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
319
51.0% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
307
49.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

84
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
111
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Contributions
96
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£180,143
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API