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Andrew Cooper vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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 Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 499 shared comparable votes.

489 same votes 10 different votes 499 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
64 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
64 Aye 43 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
64 Aye 43 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

91.8%
19% above average
Rank 10 of 650
Participation
83.0%
11% above average
Rank 131 of 650
579
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
631 eligible divisions
290
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
49.4% of votes cast
289
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
113
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Contributions
101
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Education
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Transport
30 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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