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John Cooper vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Ben Lake voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 128 different votes 250 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
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 76% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
1 Aye 7 No
Education 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 50% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 50% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 30% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % 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, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
Appearances
66
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
119
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Contributions
68
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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