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John Cooper vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Ed Davey voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

155 same votes 40 different votes 195 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
5 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 31 No
Tax 94% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
1 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 7 No
Defence 86% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 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
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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