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Graeme Downie vs Ian Murray

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

Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar
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Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Ian Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 0 different votes 223 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
10 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
753
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

74
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
78
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
98
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Contributions
160
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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