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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 315 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 1 different votes 315 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
3 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 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
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

74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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

£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
2
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API