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Pat McFadden vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 166 different votes 169 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
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Tax 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 7 No
Tax 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 1 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
895
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
655
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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