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John Cooper vs James 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
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James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

John Cooper and James Murray voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 282 different votes 287 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
426
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
180
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
246
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Contributions
757
+613.5 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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