MP for Mid Cheshire
“A party-loyal Labour (Co-op) backbencher elected in 2024, focused on housing and cyber security, who shows strong party alignment in votes but low parliamentary attendance.”
Andrew Cooper is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Mid Cheshire, elected in July 2024. He currently serves on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 2025-10-27) and on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill committee (since 2026-01-21), with a previous role on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill committee (2025-09-15 to 2025-10-28). His parliamentary work focuses on housing policy, local government and cyber security issues.
Cooper votes with the party in all recorded divisions (100% loyalty) but has attended only 17% of divisions, with 0 rebel votes. On key topics, he generally supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, while voting against tighter prison sentencing, regulation of bus services and renter protections, and against transgender rights; his positions on Universal Credit, mental health services, and climate change measures are mixed.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
4 positions
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
Since Jan 2026
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Since Oct 2025
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Since Jun 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Sept 2025 - Oct 2025
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
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Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
