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John Cooper vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Dave Robertson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 366 different votes 376 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
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 649
Participation
87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 649
412
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
573 eligible divisions
173
42.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
270
54.0 % of votes cast
239
58.0 % of votes cast
No votes
230
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
100
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
121
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Contributions
132
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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