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John Cooper vs Alex Norris

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 Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Alex Norris voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 331 different votes 337 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
45 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
45 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 295 of 650
462
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,634
2,162 eligible divisions
197
42.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
911
55.8% of votes cast
265
57.4% of votes cast
No votes
723
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

119
+24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
Appearances
59
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
145
-19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Contributions
479
+314.9 vs Commons average
Rank 29 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
£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£301,924
33% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
67 of 76 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
160 of 189 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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