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Chris Bryant vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and John Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 225 different votes 228 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 497 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,563
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
891
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
672
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
443
+304.7 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API