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Ian Murray vs Alistair Strathern

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

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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 0 different votes 378 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
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 648
Participation
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
926
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
738
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
148
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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