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Catherine Fookes vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
453
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
568 eligible divisions
235
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.4 % of votes cast
218
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
40
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
89
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
Contributions
50
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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