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Jeff Smith vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
1,877
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
568 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
51.9 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.1 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
Appearances
45
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
56
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
65
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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