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John Cooper vs Sarah Olney

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 Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Sarah Olney voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 48 different votes 247 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
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 95% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
0 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 61% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 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
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
629
54.0% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
535
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
147
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
115
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
194
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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