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John Cooper vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Esther McVey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 0 different votes 237 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
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 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
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

100
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
112
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
117
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Contributions
163
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API