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Esther McVey vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

210 same votes 0 different votes 210 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
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 647
Participation
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 372 of 647
1,341
2,068 eligible divisions
Total votes
390
537 eligible divisions
613
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
162
41.5 % of votes cast
728
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
228
58.5 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 647
Appearances
90
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 647
109
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 647
Contributions
112
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Trade
66 of 84 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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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