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John Cooper vs Lisa Smart

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

John Cooper and Lisa Smart voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 66 different votes 268 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
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 96% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 92% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
392
590 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
216
55.1% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
176
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
172
+89.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
245
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
21
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API