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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.

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

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Ian Murray voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 234 different votes 258 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
12 Aye 18 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 650
391
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,678
2,349 eligible divisions
201
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
55.4 % of votes cast
190
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
748
44.6 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

155
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
184
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Contributions
181
+55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650

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
4
2 registered categories
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Benefits
63 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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