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Andrew Cooper vs Phil Brickell

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 Phil Brickell
Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Phil Brickell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

93.9 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 647
Participation
79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 647
504
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
537 eligible divisions
256
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
50.1 % of votes cast
248
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
213
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 647
Appearances
101
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 647
89
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 647
Contributions
125
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£180,143
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,925
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,925
20 % 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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API