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Jas Athwal vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Jas Athwal and John Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 336 different votes 341 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 650
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
477
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
563 eligible divisions
231
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
41.8 % of votes cast
246
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
235
58.2 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Appearances
85
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£164,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£164,547
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
4
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Tax
92 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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