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Simon Hoare vs John Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 1 different votes 325 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
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
36 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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
193 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API