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Mark Sewards vs Andrew Cooper

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Andrew Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 0 different votes 416 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
48 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
48 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
48 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
91.8 %
19 % above average
Rank 11 of 649
446
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
528
575 eligible divisions
210
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
50.6 % of votes cast
236
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
261
49.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

152
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
164
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Contributions
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,143
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,143
20 % below average
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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