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Ian Murray vs Al Carns

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Al Carns voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 0 different votes 206 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
20 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
2% below average
Rank 408 of 650
Participation
53.3%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
1,692
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
317
595 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
149
47.0% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
168
53.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
82
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
160
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
283
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,101
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£170,101
25% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
21 of 32 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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