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Chris Murray vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Chris Murray and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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 223 of 649
Participation
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 649
449
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
718
977 eligible divisions
222
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
354
49.3 % of votes cast
227
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
364
50.7 % 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
3 years, 7 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

40
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
50
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Contributions
273
+139.7 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,520
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£194,520
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
18 of 21 votes
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes
#5
Migration
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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