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John Cooper vs Paul Holmes

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 Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Paul Holmes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
114
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
387
+241.1 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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