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John Cooper vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

John Cooper and David Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 1 different votes 302 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
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
120
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
179
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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