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James Murray vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

James Murray and John Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 273 different votes 277 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
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
1 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Education
58 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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