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John Cooper vs Alex Easton

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 Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Alex Easton voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 14 different votes 179 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
9 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 64% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 399 of 647
Participation
44.4 %
28 % below average
Rank 628 of 647
390
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
243
547 eligible divisions
162
41.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
115
47.3 % of votes cast
228
58.5 % of votes cast
No votes
128
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
109
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Contributions
107
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 238 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
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye rebel
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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