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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 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
382
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
156
40.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
226
59.2 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
104
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
Contributions
0
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
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
34 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API