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Kerry McCarthy vs Andrew Cooper

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
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Photograph of Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Andrew Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 0 different votes 415 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
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 648
Participation
93.7 %
20 % above average
Rank 8 of 648
1,820
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
526 eligible divisions
1,031
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
51.5 % of votes cast
789
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
239
48.5 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 648
Appearances
65
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
Contributions
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,143
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,143
20 % below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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