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John Cooper vs Andrew Bowie

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 Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 0 different votes 321 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
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,706
2,121 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
833
48.8% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
873
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
71
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
187 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 87 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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