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Ian Murray vs Yvette Cooper

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,279 shared comparable votes.

1,273 same votes 6 different votes 1,279 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 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 145 shared votes
36 Aye 109 No
57 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
57 Aye 70 No
87 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 12 No
Energy 98% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
103 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
106 Aye 69 No
36 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 145 shared votes
36 Aye 109 No
57 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
57 Aye 70 No
87 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 546 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,361 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
851
57.5 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
629
42.5 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
1,119
+980.7 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API