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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs James Murray

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and James Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 775 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 750 different votes 775 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
9 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
66 Aye 36 No
Migration 3% aligned 102 shared votes
33 Aye 69 No
33 Aye 83 No
Tax 1% aligned 116 shared votes
82 Aye 34 No
53 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 92 shared votes
39 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 92 shared votes
39 Aye 53 No
15 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 29 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 15 No
Trade 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 12 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 499 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
1,559
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,638 eligible divisions
732
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
53.5 % of votes cast
827
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
558
46.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

7
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Appearances
71
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
12
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Contributions
620
+485.5 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Trade
72 of 89 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
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