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John Cooper vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 347 different votes 353 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 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

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 390 of 650
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 650
400
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
575
727 eligible divisions
167
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
296
51.5 % of votes cast
233
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
279
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

85
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
Appearances
60
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
107
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
69
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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