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Ian Murray vs Andrew Pakes

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


Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 10 different votes 287 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
26 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

71.1%
1% below average
Rank 398 of 650
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 650
1,722
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
636 eligible divisions
955
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
47.7% of votes cast
767
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
89
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
203
+33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
Contributions
107
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 374 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
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
192 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Benefits
65 of 83 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API