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John Cooper vs Dr Marie Tidball

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 Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Marie Tidball
Lab Penistone and Stocksbridge

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Dr Marie Tidball voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 337 different votes 342 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 650
405
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
564 eligible divisions
169
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
47.8 % of votes cast
236
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
230
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
32
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 650
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Contributions
42
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£221,186
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£221,186
2 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 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: 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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