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James McMurdock vs John Cooper

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


Voting alignment

James McMurdock and John Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 189 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 3 different votes 189 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
20 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
20 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
244
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
119
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
125
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
1
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24% below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
14 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Tax
71 of 112 votes
#4
Housing
19 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API