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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 292 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 287 different votes 292 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 310 of 650
404
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,574
2,094 eligible divisions
169
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
56.0 % of votes cast
235
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
692
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

85
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
37
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
219
+93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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
34 % above average
2
1 registered category
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 161 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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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