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Andrew Western vs Yvette Cooper

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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

17 Aye 48 No

Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes

17 Aye 48 No

21 Aye 21 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes

21 Aye 21 No

23 Aye 9 No

Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes

23 Aye 9 No

5 Aye 16 No

Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes

5 Aye 16 No

4 Aye 17 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes

4 Aye 17 No

Most different by topic

17 Aye 48 No

Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes

17 Aye 48 No

21 Aye 21 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes

21 Aye 21 No

23 Aye 9 No

Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes

23 Aye 9 No

5 Aye 16 No

Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes

5 Aye 16 No

4 Aye 17 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes

4 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

73.2%

1% above average

Rank 357 of 649

Participation

62.8%

10% below average

Rank 544 of 649

712

973 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,493

2,376 eligible divisions

348

48.9% of votes cast

Aye votes

855

57.3% of votes cast

364

51.1% of votes cast

No votes

638

42.7% of votes cast

0.1% of votes cast

Against party

0.0% of votes cast

3 years, 9 months

Since 15 Dec 2022

Commons service

29 years, 5 months

Since 1 May 1997

Debates

-38.6 vs Commons average

Rank 483 of 650

Appearances

-6.6 vs Commons average

Rank 286 of 650

298

+152.3 vs Commons average

Rank 59 of 650

Contributions

1,127

+981.3 vs Commons average

Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200

all imported IPSA years

Lifetime expenses

£2,905,570

all imported IPSA years

£255,721

13% above average

Latest expenses

£284,172

26% above average

1 registered category

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament

17 of 17 votes

Migration

149 of 171 votes

Foreign Affairs

6 of 6 votes

Foreign Affairs

58 of 69 votes

Devolution / Local Government

39 of 44 votes

Brexit / EU

176 of 211 votes

Benefits

31 of 35 votes

Environment / Climate

37 of 48 votes

Education

50 of 58 votes

Trade

68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026