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Samantha Dixon vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 291 different votes 298 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
35 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 648
Appearances
84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
139
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 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

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Trade
17 of 20 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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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