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Priti Patel vs Andrew Cooper

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
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Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Andrew Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 321 different votes 325 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
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
26 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
91.8 %
19 % above average
Rank 11 of 649
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
528
575 eligible divisions
663
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
50.6 % of votes cast
795
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
261
49.4 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,143
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,143
20 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Tax
217 of 321 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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