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Ian Murray vs Ashley Dalton

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
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Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 2 different votes 418 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
19 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
19 Aye 56 No
31 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
19 Aye 56 No
31 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 397 of 650
Participation
63.4 %
9 % below average
Rank 538 of 650
1,676
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
896 eligible divisions
928
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
269
47.4 % of votes cast
748
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
299
52.6 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 4 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

74
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
175
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
Contributions
115
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Migration
150 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
15 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
79 of 94 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
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
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