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John Cooper vs Oliver Ryan

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 Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Oliver Ryan voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 327 different votes 334 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 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 390 of 650
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 650
400
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
558 eligible divisions
167
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.9 % of votes cast
233
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
238
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
35
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
103
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
45
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 505 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
£234,505
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£234,505
4 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Education
48 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Transport
24 of 26 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Tax
96 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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