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Sir Roger Gale vs John Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 1 different votes 283 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
22 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
22 Aye 47 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
22 Aye 47 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 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

56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
622
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
729
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
30
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8% above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
4
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API