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Gareth Snell vs Chris Murray

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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
48 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

86.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
487
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
563 eligible divisions
241
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
49.0 % of votes cast
246
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
227
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
36
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
219
+93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
44
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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