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Andrew Cooper vs Ian Murray

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

Photograph of Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper
Lab Mid Cheshire
vs
Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Andrew Cooper and Ian Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 0 different votes 362 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
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

91.9%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
542
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
271
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
271
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 649
Appearances
79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£180,143
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£180,143
20% below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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