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Ian Murray vs Alex Mayer

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 Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Alex Mayer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 1 different votes 359 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
40 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
Participation
95.4 %
23 % above average
Rank 1 of 649
1,683
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
544
570 eligible divisions
934
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
50.6 % of votes cast
749
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
269
49.4 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
Appearances
66
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
165
+30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
74
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£197,450
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£197,450
13 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
30 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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