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John Cooper vs James McMurdock

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


Voting alignment

John Cooper and James McMurdock voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 3 different votes 184 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
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
173
41.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
241
58.2 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API