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Ian Murray vs Carla Lockhart

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
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 548 shared comparable votes.

174 same votes 374 different votes 548 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
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 61% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 22 No
Migration 53% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 14 No
Trade 48% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 19 No
Transport 48% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 17 No
Tax 16% aligned 73 shared votes
27 Aye 46 No
12 Aye 3 No
Energy 20% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Housing 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 23% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,688
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
936
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
752
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
9
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
165
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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