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John Cooper vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

John Cooper and Helen Whately voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 1 different votes 363 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
31 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API