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David Reed vs James Murray

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

David Reed and James Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 228 different votes 235 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
Appearances
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Contributions
757
+611.1 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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