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John Cooper vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
575 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
46.3 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
216
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
Appearances
0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
119
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Contributions
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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