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John Cooper vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Peter Dowd voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 278 different votes 285 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
35 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 650
404
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,629
2,349 eligible divisions
169
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
912
56.0 % of votes cast
235
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
717
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

85
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
26
-99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Transport
75 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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