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John Cooper vs Lee Anderson

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
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Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Lee Anderson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 7 different votes 249 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
21 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
21 Aye 45 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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