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Priti Patel vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 0 different votes 271 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
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
0 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
0 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,429
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
644
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
785
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 648
Appearances
84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
Contributions
104
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Tax
215 of 318 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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