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John Cooper vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 295 different votes 299 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
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
3 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 650
405
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
564 eligible divisions
169
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
54.6 % of votes cast
236
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
183
45.4 % 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

85
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
76
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
105
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Contributions
342
+214.4 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API