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Alex Easton vs Ian Murray

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

Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down
vs
Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Alex Easton and Ian Murray voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 156 different votes 166 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
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

44.0 %
29 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 650
248
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,678
2,349 eligible divisions
117
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
55.4 % of votes cast
131
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
748
44.6 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
119
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
181
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£190,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£190,220
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Trade
3 of 5 votes
#5
Benefits
63 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second Reading 25 Feb 2025
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) 23 Jul 2024
No
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