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John Cooper vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 301 different votes 306 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
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 650
404
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,630
2,349 eligible divisions
169
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
929
57.0 % of votes cast
235
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
701
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

84
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
35
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
103
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
119
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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