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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 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 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 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 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

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,017
2,361 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.3 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,062
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
21
-117.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
28
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
36 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API