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John Cooper vs Dr Sam Rushworth

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

John Cooper and Dr Sam Rushworth voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 286 different votes 308 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
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
50.2% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
211
49.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
68
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 649
115
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Contributions
143
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£212,044
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£212,044
6% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API