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Heidi Alexander vs Ian Murray

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Ian Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 479 shared comparable votes.

478 same votes 1 different votes 479 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
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
53 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 66 shared votes
53 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 6 No
Energy 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
53 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 66 shared votes
53 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 649
361
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
170
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
55.5 % of votes cast
191
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Appearances
73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
583
+444.7 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
5
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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