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John Cooper vs Afzal Khan

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

Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway
vs
Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Afzal Khan voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 334 different votes 344 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,657
2,106 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
55.8 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
732
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

102
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
122
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
Contributions
44
-95.2 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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