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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 847 shared comparable votes.

847 same votes 0 different votes 847 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
43 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
43 Aye 57 No
61 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
61 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 No
43 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
43 Aye 57 No
61 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
61 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 648
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
847
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
620
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
759
+650.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 648
Contributions
219
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648

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
7
1 registered category
4
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

Migration
149 of 169 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Energy
51 of 67 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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