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John Cooper vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Jesse Norman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
5 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
87 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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