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John Cooper vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 11 different votes 235 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
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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