Compare

Andrew Cooper vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 351 different votes 357 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
568
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,406 eligible divisions
282
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
47.9% of votes cast
286
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
1,008
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

85
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Appearances
86
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
113
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Contributions
121
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
205 of 212 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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