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Andrew Cooper vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 0 different votes 361 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
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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 11 of 649
Participation
65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
521
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,548
2,354 eligible divisions
264
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
872
56.3 % of votes cast
257
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
676
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

72
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
146
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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