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John Cooper vs Sarah Champion

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 Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Sarah Champion voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 236 different votes 241 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 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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 382 of 649
Participation
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 649
409
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,650
2,354 eligible divisions
170
41.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
903
54.7 % of votes cast
239
58.4 % of votes cast
No votes
747
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

87
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
43
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
107
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
79
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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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