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John Cooper vs Ms Julie Minns

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 Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Ms Julie Minns voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 342 different votes 347 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 650
405
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
564 eligible divisions
169
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
52.7 % of votes cast
236
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
180
+108.1 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Contributions
200
+72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
£180,792
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,792
20 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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