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John Cooper vs Samantha Niblett

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 Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Samantha Niblett voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 318 different votes 325 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
400
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
558 eligible divisions
167
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.1 % of votes cast
233
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
231
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Appearances
77
+6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
107
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
Contributions
85
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 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
£212,260
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,260
6 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Education
47 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
57 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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