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John Cooper vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 179 different votes 183 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
409
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
568 eligible divisions
170
41.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
114
44.2 % of votes cast
239
58.4 % of votes cast
No votes
144
55.8 % 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, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
112
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Contributions
172
+38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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