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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 242 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 236 different votes 242 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 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
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
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 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

72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
25
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
35
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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