Compare

Andrew Cooper vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 400 different votes 408 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
30 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
30 Aye 53 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
5 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 650
568
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,956
2,406 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.9% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,058
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

85
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
112
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Contributions
159
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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