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Rebecca Smith vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

308 same votes 1 different votes 309 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
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
403
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
189
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
214
53.1 % 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
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

140
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
251
+112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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