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Steve Race vs Andrew Cooper

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

Photograph of Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter
vs
Photograph of Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire

Voting alignment

Steve Race and Andrew Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

458 same votes 0 different votes 458 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
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 79 of 650
Participation
92.4 %
20 % above average
Rank 11 of 650
485
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
564 eligible divisions
261
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
264
50.7 % of votes cast
224
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
257
49.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Appearances
71
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
104
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
Contributions
96
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,803
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,143
all imported IPSA years
£194,803
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,143
20 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 20 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
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 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API