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John Cooper vs Graeme Downie

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
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Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Graeme Downie voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 271 different votes 278 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
590 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
165
43.5% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
214
56.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 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
£234,085
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£234,085
3% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: 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 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 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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