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John Cooper vs Sarah Sackman

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 Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 297 different votes 302 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 420 of 650
404
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
563 eligible divisions
169
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
52.4 % of votes cast
235
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
189
47.6 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
67
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
103
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Contributions
402
+276.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£204,846
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,846
9 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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