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John Cooper vs Sir Edward Leigh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

John Cooper and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 1 different votes 315 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
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
29 Aye 50 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
29 Aye 50 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
171
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
191
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API