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John Cooper vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Nick Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 343 different votes 350 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
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
74.8%
2% above average
Rank 315 of 650
459
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,806
2,413 eligible divisions
195
42.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
57.0% of votes cast
264
57.5% of votes cast
No votes
776
43.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

114
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
94
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
138
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Contributions
122
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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