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Ian Murray vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,150 shared comparable votes.

1,142 same votes 8 different votes 1,150 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
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
61 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
61 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
22 Aye 51 No
45 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
45 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
104 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
61 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
61 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 51 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
22 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

71.0%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,707
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,349
2,405 eligible divisions
944
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
809
60.0% of votes cast
763
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
151
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
518
+363.2 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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