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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.


Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 0 different votes 444 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 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
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
43 Aye 41 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
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 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

91.9%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
542
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
271
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.8% of votes cast
271
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
762
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
Appearances
107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
119
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
Contributions
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API