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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 363 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 355 different votes 363 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
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 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
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 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

72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

100
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
118
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
Aye rebel
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
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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