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Dr Beccy Cooper vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Dr Beccy Cooper and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 13 different votes 414 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
45 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
45 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
45 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
45 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
481
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
247
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
234
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
67
-102.2 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Contributions
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£235,147
4% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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