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Greg Smith vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
32 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
32 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
32 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
689
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
733
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
21
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

159
+98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Appearances
84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
229
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 648
Contributions
104
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
10
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API