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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 478 shared comparable votes.

478 same votes 0 different votes 478 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
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 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
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 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

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 391 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
926
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
738
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
148
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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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