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John Cooper vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 223 different votes 228 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 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 649
Participation
60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
409
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
568 eligible divisions
170
41.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
155
44.9 % of votes cast
239
58.4 % of votes cast
No votes
190
55.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
21
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
110
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Contributions
30
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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