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Brian Mathew vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Chris Murray voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 247 different votes 288 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
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 15 No
Housing 26% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 3 No
Transport 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

65.5%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 649
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 255 of 649
384
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
586 eligible divisions
195
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.5% of votes cast
189
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
50.5% of votes cast
11
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Appearances
42
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
92
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
64
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
4
3 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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