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Ian Murray vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
vs
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 247 different votes 253 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
17 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 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 393 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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