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Stephen Morgan vs John Cooper

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

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Stephen Morgan
Lab Portsmouth South
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Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Stephen Morgan and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 284 different votes 289 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 197 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
1,665
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
911
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
754
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 648
Appearances
86
+25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 648
143
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 648
Contributions
106
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,843,494
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£285,250
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
5
2 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

Defence
57 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
72 of 75 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 43 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
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