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Andrew Cooper vs Luke Akehurst

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 Luke Akehurst
Luke Akehurst
Lab North Durham

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Luke Akehurst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 0 different votes 442 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
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 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
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 130 of 650
515
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
558 eligible divisions
261
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
237
50.9 % of votes cast
254
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.1 % 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
65
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
90
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
115
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 218 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
£202,750
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,750
10 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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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Voting source Commons Votes API