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Josh Newbury vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and John Cooper voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 361 different votes 382 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 3 No
Trade 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
36 Aye 53 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
499
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
263
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
236
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
140
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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