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John Cooper vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 313 different votes 317 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 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
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 650
405
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,350 eligible divisions
169
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
980
55.7 % of votes cast
236
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
780
44.3 % 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, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

85
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
59
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Contributions
68
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Education
77 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API