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Andrew Cooper vs Steve Race

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 Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Steve Race voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 0 different votes 442 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
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

93.8 %
21 % above average
Rank 8 of 647
Participation
87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 647
496
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
529 eligible divisions
254
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
253
55.0 % of votes cast
242
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
207
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
+6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 647
Appearances
65
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 647
92
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 647
Contributions
77
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£194,803
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,803
14 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API