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Andrew Cooper vs Cat Smith

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
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Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 4 different votes 390 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
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 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
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
568
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,406 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
936
54.0% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
797
46.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
Appearances
33
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 650
111
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Contributions
39
-123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 569 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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