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John Cooper vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Clive Efford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 304 different votes 311 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 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
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 650
404
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,789
2,349 eligible divisions
169
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
56.5 % of votes cast
235
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
778
43.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

84
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Appearances
86
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
103
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
78
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Education
83 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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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