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Chris Law vs John Cooper

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Chris Law and John Cooper voted the same way 50% of the time, based on 123 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 62 different votes 123 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
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 84% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Education 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 16% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
672
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
547
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
67
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Contributions
119
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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