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Dr Beccy Cooper vs Chris Ward

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

Photograph of Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West
vs
Photograph of Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Dr Beccy Cooper and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 0 different votes 320 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
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 332 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
437
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
224
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
213
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
65
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£235,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£235,147
4% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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 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
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