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Andrew Western vs Dr Beccy Cooper

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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
32 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 336 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
575 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.8 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
205
48.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
305
+166.4 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649
Contributions
68
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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