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John Cooper vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 0 different votes 325 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
34 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
34 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
34 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
47 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
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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