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John Cooper vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Graham Stringer voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 215 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
0 Aye 8 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 16% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 589 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,372
2,376 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
685
49.9% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
687
50.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

100
+17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
118
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Contributions
44
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 528 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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