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Andrew Cooper vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 484 shared comparable votes.

484 same votes 0 different votes 484 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
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

91.6%
19% above average
Rank 10 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
568
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.9% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
59
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
113
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Contributions
70
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API