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John Cooper vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Sarah Bool voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
17 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
17 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
72.2 %
1 % below average
Rank 380 of 650
405
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
564 eligible divisions
169
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
42.5 % of votes cast
236
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
234
57.5 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

85
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
81
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Contributions
94
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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