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Alex Burghart vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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
30 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
30 Aye 45 No
12 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
30 Aye 45 No
12 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,758
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
844
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
914
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648
Appearances
84
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 648
103
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
104
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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
188 of 188 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
154 of 161 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Trade
80 of 84 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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