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Ian Murray vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Andy McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,482 shared comparable votes.

1,456 same votes 26 different votes 1,482 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
125 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
125 Aye 60 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 91% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
109 Aye 73 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 182 shared votes
112 Aye 70 No
47 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 64 shared votes
46 Aye 18 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
1,718
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,417 eligible divisions
952
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.4% of votes cast
766
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.6% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
152
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Contributions
138
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 276 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Transport
84 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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