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John Cooper vs Ian Murray

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

Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway
vs
Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Ian Murray voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 245 different votes 251 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 650
Participation
71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 650
406
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,678
2,351 eligible divisions
170
41.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
55.4 % of votes cast
236
58.1 % of votes cast
No votes
748
44.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Appearances
76
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
106
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Contributions
181
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Tax
92 of 111 votes
#5
Benefits
63 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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