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John Cooper vs Matt Bishop

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


Voting alignment

John Cooper and Matt Bishop voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 223 different votes 227 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 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
44 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 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 382 of 649
Participation
53.9 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
409
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
306
568 eligible divisions
170
41.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
142
46.4 % of votes cast
239
58.4 % of votes cast
No votes
164
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
31
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
110
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Contributions
41
-91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 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
4 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Tax
77 of 111 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API