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John Cooper vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Keir Mather voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 281 different votes 287 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
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 307 of 650
404
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
579
769 eligible divisions
169
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
284
49.1 % of votes cast
235
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
295
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

85
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
328
+202.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
49 of 51 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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