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John Cooper vs Ben Maguire

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 Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Ben Maguire voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 65 different votes 256 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
5 Aye 16 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 93% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 55% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 16 No
Housing 65% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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 382 of 649
Participation
61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 649
409
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
568 eligible divisions
170
41.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
239
58.4 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Appearances
94
+18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
112
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 276 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API