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Rebecca Smith vs Andrew Cooper

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
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Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Andrew Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 329 different votes 337 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 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 649
Participation
91.8 %
19 % above average
Rank 11 of 649
403
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
528
575 eligible divisions
189
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
50.6 % of votes cast
214
53.1 % 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

140
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
251
+112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,143
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,143
20 % below average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Tax
87 of 111 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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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