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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Ian Murray

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

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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Ian Murray voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 237 different votes 262 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 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
38 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
197
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
23 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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