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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 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 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
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 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

72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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