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Ed Miliband vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

149 same votes 0 different votes 149 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
16 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

54.8%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 650
1,307
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
601 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.8% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
235
50.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
50
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
637
+487.9 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
79
-70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 42 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API