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John Cooper vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
26 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
4 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Appearances
99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Contributions
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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