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John Cooper vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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