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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
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 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

72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
4
2 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API