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John Cooper vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Alex Burghart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 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
32 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 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
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % 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
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

102
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
122
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649
Contributions
132
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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