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Andrew Cooper vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 483 shared comparable votes.

483 same votes 0 different votes 483 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
50 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
50 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
50 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

91.7%
19% above average
Rank 10 of 650
Participation
90.7%
18% above average
Rank 14 of 650
575
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
569
627 eligible divisions
289
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
292
51.3% of votes cast
286
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
277
48.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
88
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
113
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Contributions
123
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
42 of 42 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API