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Ian Murray vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Bobby Dean voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 199 different votes 236 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 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Defence 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
10 Aye 32 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
1% below average
Rank 398 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 455 of 649
1,688
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
399
580 eligible divisions
936
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
52.1% of votes cast
752
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
191
47.9% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Appearances
91
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
172
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API