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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 347 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 340 different votes 347 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
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
58 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
31 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
31 Aye 58 No
31 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
6 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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 320 of 650
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
631 eligible divisions
897
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
197
42.6% of votes cast
712
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
265
57.4% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Appearances
119
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 650
116
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Contributions
145
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
5
3 registered categories
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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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