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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 352 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 1 different votes 352 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
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 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

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

103
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
45
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
124
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649
Contributions
68
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 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
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 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