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John Cooper vs Alan Mak

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 Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Alan Mak voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
37 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
37 Aye 51 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
37 Aye 51 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 650
405
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,011
2,350 eligible divisions
169
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
47.4 % of votes cast
236
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

85
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
14
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Contributions
17
-110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
208 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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