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John Cooper vs Saqib Bhatti

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
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Photograph of Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
29 Aye 47 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
4 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
29 Aye 47 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
4 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
4 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,643 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
49.4 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
678
50.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

100
+21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Appearances
79
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
120
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 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
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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