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Ashley Dalton vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Chris Murray voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 5 different votes 297 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
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

63.6%
9% below average
Rank 534 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 650
619
974 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
636 eligible divisions
292
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
48.8% of votes cast
327
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.2% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 650
Appearances
78
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
110
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Contributions
129
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43% above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 33 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API