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Andrew Cooper vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 338 different votes 346 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

92.3 %
20 % above average
Rank 11 of 650
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 650
515
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
558 eligible divisions
261
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
46.3 % of votes cast
254
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
227
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
117
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
90
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
205
+81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Tax
98 of 108 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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