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Andrew Cooper vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 375 different votes 382 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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 11 of 649
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
539
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
412
587 eligible divisions
269
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
192
46.6% of votes cast
270
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
220
53.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Appearances
4
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
117
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Contributions
4
-136.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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