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Yvette Cooper vs James Murray

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

Photograph of Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Yvette Cooper and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 884 shared comparable votes.

884 same votes 0 different votes 884 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
35 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 No
44 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
44 Aye 60 No
61 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
61 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 No
44 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
44 Aye 60 No
61 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
61 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

62.8%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,510
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
864
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
646
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
104
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
1,161
+1000.1 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650
Contributions
766
+605.1 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£284,172
26% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
8
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

Migration
149 of 171 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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