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John Cooper vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 251 different votes 255 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
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 16 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 650
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 498 of 650
406
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,560
2,351 eligible divisions
170
41.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
57.1 % of votes cast
236
58.1 % of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

86
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Appearances
46
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
106
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Contributions
111
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 4 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
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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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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