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Matt Western vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Matt Western and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 309 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
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
52 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
30 Aye 52 No
28 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
30 Aye 52 No
28 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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