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Priti Patel vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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

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Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 223 different votes 226 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 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 647
Participation
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 647
1,438
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
395
542 eligible divisions
651
45.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
52.2 % of votes cast
787
54.7 % of votes cast
No votes
189
47.8 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 647
Appearances
35
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 647
84
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 647
Contributions
49
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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
37 of 37 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
215 of 318 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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