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John Cooper vs Ruth Jones

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 Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Ruth Jones voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 335 different votes 343 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 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 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

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 390 of 650
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 650
400
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,310
1,680 eligible divisions
167
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
683
52.1 % of votes cast
233
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
627
47.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

84
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
41
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
103
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
59
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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