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Ian Murray vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 488 shared comparable votes.

488 same votes 0 different votes 488 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
17 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
17 Aye 47 No
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
17 Aye 47 No
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

79
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
45
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
161
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Contributions
298
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
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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