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Andrew Cooper vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 0 different votes 426 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
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 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
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 647
504
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,323 eligible divisions
256
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,033
56.4 % of votes cast
248
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
798
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

67
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 647
Appearances
50
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 647
91
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 647
Contributions
67
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 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