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Chris Murray vs John Whitby

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

Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
vs
Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales

Voting alignment

Chris Murray and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 0 different votes 416 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
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
Participation
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
445
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
563 eligible divisions
218
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
51.6 % of votes cast
227
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,520
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£194,520
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 33 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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