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Pam Cox vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Pam Cox
Pam Cox
Lab Colchester
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Pam Cox and John Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 352 different votes 357 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 73 of 650
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
486
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
563 eligible divisions
243
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
41.8 % of votes cast
243
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
235
58.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Appearances
85
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£158,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£158,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
3
3 registered categories
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

Transport
29 of 29 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#5
Tax
92 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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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