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John Cooper vs Mr Louie French

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 Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Mr Louie French voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
24 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 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
80.2%
8% above average
Rank 193 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
999
1,246 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
504
50.5% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
495
49.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 10 months
Since 2 Dec 2021

Debates

98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£423,303
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£143,451
37% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 65 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 136 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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