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John Cooper vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Joe Powell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 302 different votes 308 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 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
37 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 650
404
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
563 eligible divisions
169
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
46.9 % of votes cast
235
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
224
53.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Appearances
69
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
103
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
99
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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