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Andrew Cooper vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

93.9 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 647
Participation
72.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 381 of 647
504
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,323 eligible divisions
256
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
56.2 % of votes cast
248
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
736
43.8 % 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
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

66
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 647
Appearances
85
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 647
89
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 647
Contributions
233
+119.2 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£180,143
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API