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John Cooper vs Gill German

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 Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Gill German voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 308 different votes 315 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 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
404
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
563 eligible divisions
169
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
47.4 % of votes cast
235
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
216
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Appearances
17
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
103
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
Contributions
18
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
48 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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