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John Cooper vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

164 same votes 0 different votes 164 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
18 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
435
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,423
2,132 eligible divisions
183
42.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
49.5% of votes cast
252
57.9% of votes cast
No votes
719
50.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

101
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Appearances
66
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
116
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Contributions
282
+132.9 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Trade
76 of 90 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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