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Rebecca Paul vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Rebecca Paul and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
465
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
209
44.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
256
55.1% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
152
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£124,847
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£124,847
45% below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API