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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 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 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
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 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

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 649
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
227
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
230
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
Appearances
75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Contributions
288
+142.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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