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Andrew Cooper vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Andy McDonald voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 511 shared comparable votes.

494 same votes 17 different votes 511 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
57 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 82% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 7 No
Migration 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
57 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
57 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

91.8%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 650
584
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,422 eligible divisions
293
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
55.4% of votes cast
291
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
818
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

89
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
120
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Contributions
141
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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